AND THE GRAMMY GOES TO...
Kacey Musgraves was awarded Album of the Year, the absent Childish Gambino got Record and Song for “This Is America”!) and Dua Lipa won Best New Artist in a show that many believe exceeded recently dampened expectations.
EARLIER
Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves and absent Song of the Year winner Childish Gambino (“This Is America”!) are rightly racking up gramophones in the early going, with all three threatening to double-down in the Big Four sweepstakes. But H.E.R. (who delivered beyond expectations in her perf, topped with a guitar solo) and Brandi Carlile are nicely positioned to snag a pair as well.
Maybe Donald should’ve shown up by surprise—but Drake already pulled that move tonight. And nobody calls two fake-punts in the same game.
EVEN EARLIER
Brandi Carlile and jazz musician John Daversa won three Grammys during the afternoon session, while Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Lauren Daigle and Tori Kelly picked up two apiece.
Ariana Grande took Pop Album, H.E.R. won R&B Performance, Ella Mai R&B Song and Leon Bridges Traditional R&B Performance. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake won Rap Performance, while Childish won Rap/Sung Performance. Greta Van Fleet snagged Best Rock Album, Chris Cornell Rock Performance and St. Vincent Rock Song. Dan + Shay (Duo/Group Performance) joined Musgraves in the Country field, while Daigle and Kelly dominated the Gospel/Christian category.
Winners are in red.
THE BIGGIES
Record of the Year
“I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
“The Joke” – Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” – Drake
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“All the Stars” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” – Post Malone f/ 21 Savage
“The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Album of the Year
Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
Scorpion – Drake
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By (Various Artists)
Song of the Year
“All the Stars” – Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Boo’d Up” – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” – Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” – Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall in Line” – Christina Aguilera f/ Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Backstreet Boys
“’S Wonderful” – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 f/Cardi B
“Say Something” – Justin Timberlake f/Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Colors” – Beck
“Havana (Live)” – Camila Cabello
“God Is a Woman” – Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” – Lady Gaga
“Better Now” – Post Malone
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love Is Here to Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
My Way – Willie Nelson
Nat King Cole & Me – Gregory Porter
Standards (Deluxe) – Seal
The Music...the Mem’ries...the Magic! – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
Camila – Camila Cabello
Meaning of Life – Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener – Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma – P!nk
Reputation – Taylor Swift
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
“Four Out of Five” – Arctic Monkeys
“When Bad Does Good” – Chris Cornell
“Made an America” – The Fever 333
“Highway Tune” – Greta Van Fleet
“Uncomfortable” – Halestorm
Best Metal Performance
“Condemned to the Gallows” – Between the Buried and Me
“Honeycomb” – Deafheaven
“Electric Messiah” – High on Fire
“Betrayer” – Trivium
“On My Teeth” – Underoath
Best Rock Song
“Black Smoke Rising” – Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” – Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me the Horizon)
“Masseduction” – Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
“Rats” – Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
Best Rock Album
Rainier Fog – Alice in Chains
M A N I A – Fall Out Boy
Prequelle – Ghost
From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet
Pacific Daydream – Weezer
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino – Arctic Monkeys
Colors – Beck
Utopia – Björk
American Utopia – David Byrne
Masseduction – St. Vincent
R&B
Best R&B Album
Sex & Cigarettes – Toni Braxton
Good Thing – Leon Bridges
Honestly – Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Gumbo Unplugged (Live) – PJ Morton
Best R&B Performance
“Long as I Live” – Toni Braxton
“Summer” – The Carters
“Y O Y” – Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” – H.E.R. f/Daniel Caesar
“First Began” – PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” – Leon Bridges
“Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” – Bettye LaVette
“Honest” – MAJOR.
“How Deep Is Your Love” – PJ Morton f/Yebba
“Made for Love” – Charlie Wilson f/Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song
“Boo’d Up” – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon Mcfarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“Come Through and Chill” – Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel F/ J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
“Feels Like Summer” – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
“Focus” – Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Long as I Live” – Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love – The Carters
The Kids Are Alright – Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
War & Leisure – Miguel
Ventriloquism – Meshell Ndegeocello
RAP
Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron Latour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“King’s Dead” – Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny Mckinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams Ii, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
“Lucky You” – R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem f/ Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” – 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)
“Win” – K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
Swimming – Mac Miller
Victory Lap – Nipsey Hussle
Daytona – Pusha T
Astroworld – Travis Scott
Best Rap Performance (tie)
“Be Careful” – Cardi B
“Nice for What” – Drake
“King’s Dead” – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
“Bubblin” – Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” – Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Like I Do” – Christina Aguilera f/Goldlink
“Pretty Little Fears” – 6lack f/J. Cole
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino
“All the Stars” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” – Post Malone f/21 Savage
COUNTRY
Best Country Album
Unapologetically – Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe – Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Solo Performance
“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” – Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” – Maren Morris
“Butterflies” – Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line” – Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Shoot Me Straight” – Brothers Osborne
“Tequila” – Dan + Shay
“When Someone Stops Loving You” – Little Big Town
“Dear Hate” – Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill
“Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Best Country Song
“Break Up in the End” – Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase Mcgill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
“Dear Hate” – Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill)
“I Lived It” – Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
“Space Cowboy” – Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” – Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
“When Someone Stops Loving You” – Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“You Will Win” – Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
“Won’t He Do It” – Koryn Hawthorne
“Never Alone” – Tori Kelly Ff/Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
“Cycles” – Jonathan Mcreynolds f/Doe; Jonathan Mcreynolds, Songwriter
“A Great Work” – Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Reckless Love” – Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
“You Say” – Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
“Joy” – for King & Country; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
“Grace Got You” – Mercyme f/ John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, Mercyme, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
“Known” – Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr
Hiding Place – Tori Kelly
Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds
The Other Side – The Walls Group
A Great Work – Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle
Hallelujah Here Below – Elevation Worship
Living With a Fire – Jesus Culture
Surrounded – Michael W. Smith
Survivor: Live From Harding Prison – Zach Williams
AMERICAN ROOTS
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 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
DANCE/ELECTRONIC
Best Dance Recording
“Northern Soul” – Above & Beyond f/Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” – Disclosure (f/Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” – Fisher
“Electricity” – Silk City & Dua Lipa f/Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” – Virtual Self
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Singularity – Jon Hopkins
Woman Worldwide – Justice
Treehouse – Sofi Tukker
Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides – SOPHIE
Lune Rouge – TOKiMONSTA
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
Prometo – Pablo Alboran
Sincera – Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore, Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM – Raquel Sofía
Vives – Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Claroscura – Aterciopelados
COASTCITY – COASTCITY
Encanto Tropical – Monsieur Periné
Gourmet – Orishas
Aztlán – Zoé
Best Latin Pop Album
Prometo – Pablo Alboran
Sincera – Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM – Raquel Sofía
Vives – Carlos Vives
REGGAE
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
JAZZ
Best Jazz Vocal Album
My Mood Is You – Freddy Cole
The Questions – Kurt Elling
The Subject Tonight Is Love – Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
If You Really Want – Raul Midón With the Metropole Orkest Conducted by Vince Mendoza
The Window – Cécile McLorin Salvant
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, soloist
“De-dha” - 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 Large Jazz Ensemble Album
All About That Basie - The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom - John Daversa Big Band f/DACA Artists
Presence - Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
All Can Work - John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Barefoot Dances and Other Visions - Jim Mcneely & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album All About That Basie - The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom - John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
Presence - Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
All Can Work - John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Barefoot Dances and Other Visions - Jim McNeely & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
SPOKEN-WORD
Best Spoken-Word Album
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
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
Annihilation – Patton Oswalt
Equanimity & the Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle
Noble Ape – Jim Gaffigan
Standup for Drummers – Fred Armisen
Tamborine – Chris Rock
MUSICAL THEATRE
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)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
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 f/ 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
VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video
“APES***” – The Carters, Ricky Saiz, Video Director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, Video Producers
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino; Hiro Murai, Video Director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, Video Producers
“I’m Not Racist” – Joyner Lucas; Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, Video Directors; Joyner Lucas, Video Producer
“Pynk” – Janelle Monáe; Emma Westenberg, Video Director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, Video Producers
“Mumbo Jumbo” – Tierra Whack; Marco Prestini, Video Director; Sara Nassim, Video Producer
Best Music Film
Life In 12 Bars – Eric Clapton; Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
Whitney (Whitney Houston) – Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
Quincy, Quincy Jones – Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
Itzhak – Itzhak Perlman; Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
The King (Elvis Presley) – Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
All the Things That I Did And All the Things That I Didn’t Do – Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, Engineers; Kim Rosen, Mastering Engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
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 (Beck)
Earthtones – Robbie Lackritz, Engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, Mastering Engineer (Bahamas)
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 (Chromeo)
Voicenotes – Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, Engineers; Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer (Charlie Puth)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package
Be the Cowboy – Mary Banas, Art Director (Mitski)
Love Yourself: Tear – Huskyfox, Art Director (Bts)
Masseduction – Willo Perron, Art Director (St. Vincent)
The Offering – Qing-Yang Xiao, Art Director (The Chairman)
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)
Too Many Bad Habits –Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
NOTES
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)
HISTORICAL
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)
PRODUCTION
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
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