La 60.ª edición de los Premios Grammy se llevó a cabo el 28 de enero de 2018. CBS transmitió el programa en vivo desde el Madison Square Garden en la ciudad de Nueva York.^[2]​ James Corden regresó como anfitrión.^[3]​

Categorías Generales

Grabación del año

• "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars
  • Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Redbone" – Childish Gambino
  • Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Rubén Rivera, engineers/mixers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• "Despacito (Remix)" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin & Jaycen Joshua, Chris "TEK" O’Ryan, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan G Rivera "Gaby Music", Luis "Salda" Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• "The Story of O.J." – Jay-Z
  • Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
  • Asheton Hogan & Mike Will Made It, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Álbum del año

• 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
  • Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino
  • Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Bryan Carrigan, Chris Fogel, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Rubén Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• 4:44 – Jay-Z
  • Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• Damn – Kendrick Lamar
  • DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• Melodrama – Lorde
  • Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Canción del año

• "That's What I Like"
  • Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• "Despacito (Remix)"
  • Ramón Ayala Rodríguez, Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton Jr., songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)
• "4:44"
  • Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
• "Issues"
  • Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
• 1-800-273-8255
  • Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson & Andrew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

Mejor nuevo artista

• Alessia Cara
• Khalid
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Julia Michaels
• SZA

Categoría específica

Pop

Mejor interpretación pop solista

• "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
• "Love So Soft" – Kelly Clarkson
• "Praying" – Kesha
• "Million Reasons" – Lady Gaga
• "What About Us" – Pink

Mejor interpretación de pop de dúo/grupo

• "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man
• "Something Just like This" – The Chainsmokers y Coldplay
• "Despacito (Remix)" – Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
• "Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
• "Stay" – Zedd and Alessia Cara

Mejor álbum de pop tradicional

• Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Dae Bennett, producer (various artists)
• Nobody but Me (deluxe version) – Michael Bublé
• Triplicate – Bob Dylan
• In Full Swing – Seth MacFarlane
• Wonderland – Sarah McLachlan

Mejor álbum de pop vocal

• ÷ – Ed Sheeran
• Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay
• Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey
• Evolve – Imagine Dragons
• Rainbow – Kesha
• Joanne – Lady Gaga

Dance/Electrónica

Mejor grabación dance

• "Tonite" – LCD Soundsystem
  • James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer
• "Bambro Koyo Ganda" – Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa
  • Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer
• "Cola" – CamelPhat & Elderbrook
  • CamelPhat & Elderbrook, producers; CamelPhat, mixer
• "Andromeda" – Gorillaz featuring DRAM
  • Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer
• "Line of Sight" – Odesza featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
  • Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer

Mejor álbum de dance/electrónica

• 3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
• Migration – Bonobo
• Mura Masa – Mura Masa
• A Moment Apart – Odesza
• What Now – Sylvan Esso

Contemporáneo instrumental

Mejor álbum contemporáneo instrumental

• Prototype – Jeff Lorber Fusion
• What If – The Jerry Douglas Band
• Spirit – Alex Han
• Mount Royal – Julian Lage y Chris Eldridge
• Bad Hombre – Antonio Sanchez

Rock

Mejor interpretación de rock

• "You Want It Darker" – Leonard Cohen
• "The Promise" – Chris Cornell
• "Run" – Foo Fighters
• "No Good" – Kaleo
• "Go to War" – Nothing More

Mejor interpretación de metal

• "Sultan's Curse" – Mastodon
• "Invisible Enemy" – August Burns Red
• "Bloodlust" – Body Count
• "Forever" – Code Orange
• "Clockworks" – Meshuggah

Mejor canción de rock

• "Run"
  • Foo Fighters, composición por (Foo Fighters)
• "Atlas, Rise!"
  • James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
• "Blood in the Cut"
  • JT Daly and Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
• "Go to War"
  • Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
• "The Stage"
  • Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Mejor álbum de rock

• A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs
• Emperor of Sand – Mastodon
• Hardwired... to Self-Destruct – Metallica
• The Stories We Tell Ourselves – Nothing More
• Villains – Queens of the Stone Age

Alternativa

Mejor álbum de música alternativa

• Sleep Well Beast – The National
• Everything Now – Arcade Fire
• Humanz – Gorillaz
• American Dream – LCD Soundsystem
• Pure Comedy – Father John Misty

R&B

Mejor interpretación de R&B

• "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
• "Get You" – Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis
• "Distraction" – Kehlani
• "High" – Ledisi
• "The Weekend" – SZA

Mejor interpretación de R&B tradicional

• "Redbone" – Childish Gambino
• "Laugh and Move On" – The Baylor Project
• "What I'm Feelin'" – Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones
• "All the Way" – Ledisi
• "Still" – Mali Music

Mejor canción R&B

• "That's What I Like"
  • Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• "First Began"
  • PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
• "Location"
  • Alfredo González, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
• "Redbone"
  • Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
• "Supermodel"
  • Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Carter Lang & Solana Rowe, songwriters (SZA)

Mejor álbum urbano contemporáneo

• Starboy – The Weeknd
• Free 6lack – 6lack
• "Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino
• American Teen – Khalid
• Ctrl – SZA

Mejor álbum R&B

• 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
• Freudian – Daniel Caesar
• Let Love Rule – Ledisi
• Gumbo – PJ Morton
• Feel the Real – Musiq Soulchild

Rap

Mejor interpretación rap

• "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
• "Bounce Back" – Big Sean
• "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B
• "4:44" – Jay-Z
• "Bad and Boujee" – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Mejor interpretación de rap/cantada

• "Loyalty" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
• "Prblms" – 6lack
• "Crew" – GoldLink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
• "Family Feud" – Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
• "Love Galore" – SZA featuring Travis Scott

Mejor canción rap

• "Humble"
  • K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Bodak Yellow"
  • Belcalis Almanzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
• "Chase Me"
  • Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Héctor Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
• "Sassy"
  • Marlanna Evans, E. Gabouer, Jason Martin & Wyann Vaughn, songwriters (Rapsody)
• "The Story of O.J."
  • Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Mejor álbum rap

• Damn – Kendrick Lamar
• 4:44 – Jay-Z
• Culture – Migos
• Laila's Wisdom – Rapsody
• Flower Boy – Tyler, the Creator

Country

Mejor interpretación de country solista

• "Either Way" – Chris Stapleton
• "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt
• "Losing You" – Alison Krauss
• "Tin Man" – Miranda Lambert
• "I Could Use a Love Song" – Maren Morris

Mejor interpretación de country dúo/grupp

• "Better Man" – Little Big Town
• "It Ain't My Fault" – Brothers Osborne
• "My Old Man" – Zac Brown Band
• "You Look Good" – Lady Antebellum
• "Drinkin' Problem" – Midland

Mejor canción Country

• "Broken Halos"
  • Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
• "Better Man"
  • Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
• "Body Like a Back Road"
  • Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
• "Drinkin' Problem"
  • Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)
• "Tin Man"
  • Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Mejor álbum country

• From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton
• Cosmic Hallelujah – Kenny Chesney
• Heart Break – Lady Antebellum
• The Breaker – Little Big Town
• Life Changes – Thomas Rhett

New Age

Mejor álbum new age

• Dancing on Water – Peter Kater
• Reflection – Brian Eno
• SongVersation: Medicine – India Arie
• Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5 – Kitarō
• Spiral Revelation – Steve Roach

Jazz

Mejor Interpretación Solista de Jazz instrumental

• "Miles Beyond" – John McLaughlin, soloist
• "Can't Remember Why" – Sara Caswell, soloist
• "Dance of Shiva" – Billy Childs, soloist
• "Whisper Not" – Fred Hersch, soloist
• "Ilimba" – Chris Potter, soloist

Mejor Álbum de Jazz Vocal

• Dreams and Daggers – Cécile McLorin Salvant
• The Journey – The Baylor Project
• A Social Call – Jazzmeia Horn
• Bad Ass and Blind – Raúl Midón
• Porter Plays Porter – Randy Porter Trio with Nancy King

Mejor Álbum de Jazz Instrumental

• Rebirth – Billy Childs
• Uptown, Downtown – Bill Charlap Trio
• Project Freedom – Joey DeFrancesco & The People
• Open Book – Fred Hersch
• The Dreamer Is the Dream – Chris Potter

Mejor Álbum de Jazz Conjunto

• Bringin' It – Christian McBride Big Band
• MONK'estra Vol. 2 – John Beasley
• Jigsaw – Alan Ferber Big Band
• Homecoming – Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
• Whispers on the Wind – Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge

Mejor Álbum de Jazz Latino

• Jazz Tango – Pablo Ziegler Trio
• Hybrido - From Rio to Wayne Shorter – Antonio Adolfo
• Oddara – Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
• Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos – Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
• Típico – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/cristiana contemporánea

Mejor canción Gospel interpretada

• "Never Have to Be Alone" – CeCe Winans
  • Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters
• "Too Hard Not To" – Tina Campbell
  • Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters
• "You Deserve It" – JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn
  • David Bloom, JJ Hairston, Phontane Demond Reed & Cortez Vaughn, songwriters
• "Better Days" – Le'Andria
  • Le'Andria, songwriter
• "My Life" – The Walls Group
  • Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damien Farmer, Damon Thomas, Ahjah Walls & Darrel Walls, songwriters

Mejor Interpretación de Música Cristiana Contemporánea

• "What a Beautiful Name" – Hillsong Worship
  • Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters
• "Oh My Soul" – Casting Crowns
  • Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Nichole Nordeman, songwriters
• "Clean" – Natalie Grant
  • Natalie Grant, songwriter
• "Even If" – MercyMe
  • David García, Ben Glover, Crystal Lewis, MercyMe & Tim Timmons, songwriters
• "Hills and Valleys" – Tauren Wells
  • Chuck Butler, Jonathan Smith & Tauren Wells, songwriters

Mejor Álbum Gospel

• Let Them Fall in Love – CeCe Winans
• Crossover: Live From Music City – Travis Greene
• Bigger Than Me – Le'Andria Johnson
• Close – Marvin Sapp
• Sunday Song – Anita Wilson

Mejor Álbum de Música Cristiana Contemporánea

• Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
• Rise – Danny Gokey
• Echoes (deluxe edition) – Matt Maher
• Lifer – MercyMe
• Hills And Valleys – Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope – Reba McEntire
• The Best of The Collingsworth Family - Volume 1 – The Collingsworth Family
• Give Me Jesus – Larry Cordle
• Resurrection – Joseph Habedank
• Hope for All Nations – Karen Peck & New River

Latin

Mejor Álbum de Pop Latino

• El Dorado – Shakira
• Lo Único Constante – Alex Cuba
• Mis Planes Son Amarte – Juanes
• Amar y Vivir (En Vivo Desde La Ciudad de México, 2017) – La Santa Cecilia
• Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos) – Natalia Lafourcade

Mejor álbum de rock latino, urbano o alternativo

• Residente – Residente
• Ayo – Bomba Estéreo
• Pa' Fuera – C4 Trío & Desorden Público
• Salvavidas de Hielo – Jorge Drexler
• El Paradise – Los Amigos Invisibles

Mejor Álbum de Música Regional Mexicana (incluyendo Tejana)

• Arrieros Somos – Sesiones Acústicas – Aida Cuevas
• Ni Diablo, Ni Santo – Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
• Ayer y Hoy – Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
• Momentos – Álex Campos
• Zapateando en el Norte – (various artists)

Mejor Álbum Tropical Latino

• Salsa Big Band – Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• Albita – Albita
• Art of the Arrangement – Doug Beavers
• Gente Valiente – Silvestre Dangond
• Indestructible – Diego el Cigala

Música Americana

Mejor interpretación raíces americana

• "Killer Diller Blues" – Alabama Shakes
• "Let My Mother Live" – Blind Boys of Alabama
• "Arkansas Farmboy" – Glen Campbell
• "Steer Your Way" – Leonard Cohen
• "I Never Cared for You" – Alison Krauss

Mejor canción raíces americanas

• "If We Were Vampires"
  • Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit)
• "Cumberland Gap"
  • David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings)
• "I Wish You Well"
  • Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters (The Mavericks)
• "It Ain't Over Yet"
  • Rodney Crowell, songwriter (Rodney Crowell featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
• "My Only True Friend"
  • Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard, songwriters (Gregg Allman)

Mejor álbum americano

• The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Southern Blood – Gregg Allman
• Shine on Rainy Day – Brent Cobb
• Beast Epic – Iron & Wine
• Brand New Day – The Mavericks

Mejor álbum bluegrass

• Laws of Gravity – Infamous Stringdusters
• All the Rage: In Concert Volume One [Live] – Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
• Fiddler's Dream – Michael Cleveland
• Original – Bobby Osborne
• Universal Favorite – Noam Pikelny

Mejor álbum tradicional de blues

• Blue & Lonesome – The Rolling Stones
• Migration Blues – Eric Bibb
• Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
• Roll and Tumble – R.L. Boyce
• Sonny & Brownie's Last Train – Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi

Mejor álbum de blues contemporáneo

• TajMo – Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'
• Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
• Recorded Live In Lafayette – Sonny Landreth
• Got Soul – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
• Live from the Fox Oakland – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Mejor álbum folk

• Mental Illness – Aimee Mann
• Semper Femina – Laura Marling
• The Queen of Hearts – Offa Rex (Olivia Chaney + The Decemberists)
• You Don't Own Me Anymore – The Secret Sisters
• The Laughing Apple – Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Mejor álbum de música regional

• Kalenda – The Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Top of the Mountain – Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
• Ho'okena 3.0 – Ho'okena
• Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand [Live] – Northern Cree
• Pua Kiele – Josh Tatofi

Reggae

Mejor Álbum Reggae

• Stony Hill – Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
• Chronology – Chronixx
• Lost in Paradise – Common Kings
• Wash House Ting – J Boog
• Avrakedabra – Morgan Heritage

World Music

Mejor Álbum de Música Mundial

• Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Memoria De Los Sentidos – Vicente Amigo
• Para Mí – Concha Buika
• Rosa Dos Ventos – Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro
• Elwan – Tinariwen

Infantil

Mejor Álbum Infantil

• Feel What U Feel – Lisa Loeb
• Brighter Side – Gustafer Yellowgold
• Lemonade – Justin Roberts
• Rise Shine #Woke – Alphabet Rockers
• Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Hablado

Mejor álbum hablado (Incluye poesía, libros de audio y la narración)

• The Princess Diarist – Carrie Fisher (posthumous)
• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry – Neil deGrasse Tyson
• Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
• Confessions of a Serial Songwriter – Shelly Peiken
• Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In – Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo

Comedia

Mejor álbum de comedia

• The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas – Dave Chappelle
• Cinco – Jim Gaffigan
• Jerry Before Seinfeld – Jerry Seinfeld
• A Speck of Dust – Sarah Silverman
• What Now? – Kevin Hart

Música teatral

Mejor álbum de música teatral

• Dear Evan Hansen – Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson, principal soloists; Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Come from Away – Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Hello, Dolly! – Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer; (Jerry Herman, composer and lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Música para Medio visual

Mejor canción escrita para una película, televisión u otro medio visual

• La La Land – (various artists)
  • Marius de Vries & Justin Hurwitz, compilation producers
• Baby Driver – (various artists)
  • Edgar Wright, compilation producer
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 – (various artists)
  • James Gunn, compilation producer
• Hidden Figures: The Album – (various artists)
  • Pharrell Williams, compilation producer
• Moana: The Songs – (various artists)
  • Opetaia Foa'i, Tom MacDougall, Mark Mancina & Lin-Manuel Miranda, compilation producers

Mejor álbum de banda sonora para medio visual

• La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, composer
• Arrival – Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
• Dunkirk – Hans Zimmer, composer
• Game of Thrones: Season 7 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
• Hidden Figures – Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers

Mejor canción escrita para una película, televisión u otro medio visual

• "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana) – Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho)
• "City of Stars" (from La La Land) – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
• "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (from Fifty Shades Darker) – Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)
• "Never Give Up" (from Lion) – Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
• "Stand Up for Something" (from Marshall) – Common, Andra Day & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

Composición

Mejor composición instrumentaL

• "Three Revolutions"
  • Arturo O'Farrill, compositor (Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés)
• "Alkaline"
  • Pascal Le Boeuf, compositor (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)
• "Choros #3"
  • Vince Mendoza, compositor (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)
• "Warped Cowboy"
  • Chuck Owen, compositor (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge)
• "Home Free (For Peter Joe)"
  • Nate Smith, compositor (Nate Smith)

Arreglo

Mejor arreglo, instrumental o a capella

• "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra" from Catch Me If You Can
  • John Williams, arranger (John Williams)
• "Ugly Beauty"/"Pannonica"
  • John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
• "All Hat, No Saddle"
  • Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge)
• "Home Free (For Peter Joe)"
  • Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)
• "White Christmas"
  • Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Mejor arreglo, instrumental y vocales

• "Putin"
  • Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)
• "I Loves You Porgy"/"There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York"
  • Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Count Basie Orchestra)
• "Every Time We Say Goodbye"
  • Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit)
• "Another Day of Sun"
  • Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land cast)
• "I Like Myself"
  • Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

Embalaje

Mejor diseño de empaque

• El Orisha de la Rosa
  • Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller Gráfico (Carlos Dussán, Juliana Jaramillo Buenaventura y Juan Felipe Martinez) art directors (Magín Díaz)
• Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)
  • Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
• Mura Masa
  • Alex Crossan & Matt de Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)
• Sleep Well Beast
  • Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)
• Solid State
  • Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Mejor empaque en caja o edición especial limitada

• The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition
  • Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)
• Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta
  • Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)
• Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
• May 1977: Get Shown the Light
  • Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)
• Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares
  • Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

Notas

Mejores notas de álbum

• Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings
  • Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)
• Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble with the Truth
  • Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition
  • Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin
  • Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)
• Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute
  • David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
  • Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

Histórico

Histórico

• Leonard Bernstein – The Composer
  • Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)
• Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta
  • Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
• The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955
  • Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)
• Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa
  • Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
  • Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)

Ingeniería

Mejor diseño de música no clásica

• 24K Magic
  • Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)
• Every Where Is Some Where
  • Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)
• Is This the Life We Really Want?
  • Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)
• Natural Conclusion
  • Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)
• No Shape
  • Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)

Mejor diseño de música clásica

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio
  • Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs
  • Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & the Nashville Symphony)
• Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man
  • Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gulliberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies
  • Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony)
• Tyberg: Masses
  • John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Productores

Productor del año de música no clásica

• Greg Kurstin
  • Concrete and Gold (Foo Fighters)
  • "Dear Life" (Beck)
  • "Dusk Till Dawn" (Zayn featuring Sia)
  • "Love" (Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari)
  • "Strangers" (Halsey featuring Lauren Jauregui)
  • "Wall of Glass" (Liam Gallagher)
• Calvin Harris
  • "Don't Quit" (DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott & Jeremih)
  • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (Calvin Harris featuring Various Artists)
• Blake Mills
  • Darkness and Light (John Legend)
  • Eternally Even (Jim James)
  • "God Only Knows" (John Legend & Cynthia Erivo featuring yMusic)
  • Memories Are Now (Jesca Hoop)
  • No Shape (Perfume Genius)
  • Semper Femina (Laura Marling)
• No I.D.
  • "America" (Logic featuring Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo & No I.D.)
  • The Autobiography (Vic Mensa)
  • 4:44 (Jay-Z)
• The Stereotypes
  • "Before I Do" (Sevyn Streeter)
  • "Better" (Lil Yachty featuring Stefflon Don)
  • "Deliver" (Fifth Harmony)
  • "Finesse" (Bruno Mars)
  • "Mo Bounce" (Iggy Azalea)
  • "Sunshine" (Kyle featuring Miguel)
  • "That's What I Like" (Bruno Mars)

Productor del año de música clásica

• David Frost
  • Alma Española (Isabel Leonard)
  • Amplified Soul (Gabriela Martinez)
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (Jonathan Biss)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  • Garden Of Joys And Sorrows (Hat Trick Trio)
  • Laks: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
  • Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • Troika (Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O’Riley)
  • Verdi: Otello (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Günther Groissböck, Željko Lu?i?, Dimitri Pittas, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Sonya Yoncheva, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Adamo: Becoming Santa Claus (Emmanuel Villaume, Kevin Burdette, Keith Jameson, Lucy Schaufer, Hila Plitmann, Matt Boehler, Jonathan Blalock, Jennifer Rivera & Dallas Opera Orchestra)
  • Aldridge: Sister Carrie (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Matt Morgan, Alisa Suzanne Jordheim, Stephen Cunningham, Adriana Zabala, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
  • Death & The Maiden (Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra)
  • Handel: Messiah (Andrew Davis, Noel Edison, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
  • Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 53, 64 & 96 (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
  • Heggie: It's A Wonderful Life (Patrick Summers, William Burden, Talise Trevigne, Andrea Carroll, Rod Gilfry & Houston Grand Opera)
  • Tyberg: Masses (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)
• Manfred Eicher
  • Mansurian: Requiem (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
  • Monk, M.: On Behalf Of Nature (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble)
  • Point & Line - Debussy And Hosokawa (Momo Kodama)
  • Rímur (Arve Henriksen & Trio Mediaeval)
  • Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (Anja Lechner)
• Morten Lindberg
  • Furatus (Ole Edvard Antonsen & Wolfgang Plagge)
  • Interactions (Bård Monsen & Gunnar Flagstad)
  • Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
  • Minor Major (Oslo String Quartet)
  • Northern Timbre (Ragnhild Hemsing & Tor Espen Aspaas)
  • So Is My Love (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
  • Thoresen: Sea Of Names (Trond Schau)
• Judith Sherman
  • American Nocturnes (Cecile Licad)
  • The Birthday Party (Aki Takahashi)
  • Discovering Bach (Michelle Ross)
  • Foss: Pieces Of Genius (New York New Music Ensemble)
  • Secret Alchemy - Chamber Works By Pierre Jalbert (Curtis Macomber & Michael Boriskin)
  • Sevenfive - The John Corigliano Effect (Gaudette Brass)
  • Sonic Migrations - Music Of Laurie Altman (Various Artists)
  • Tribute (Dover Quartet)
  • 26 (Melia Watras & Michael Jinsoo Lim)

Remezcla

Mejor grabación remezclada no clásica

• • Dennis White, mezclador (Depeche Mode)
• "Can't Let You Go" (Louie Vega Roots Mix)
  • Louie Vega, mezclador (Loleatta Holloway)
• "Funk O'De Funk" (Smle Remix)
  • Smle, mezclador (Bobby Rush)
• "Undercover" (Adventure Club Remix)
  • Leighton James & Christian Srigley, mezclador (Kehlani)
• "A Violent Noise" (Four Tet Remix)
  • Four Tet, mezclador (The XX)

Sonido envolvente

Mejor álbum con sonido envolvente

• Early Americans
  • Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
• Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Choir)
• So Is My Love
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
• 3-D The Catalogue
  • Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)
• Tyberg: Masses
  • Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Clásica

Mejor interpretación orquestal

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio
  • Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Concertos for Orchestra
  • Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
• Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches
  • Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente
  • Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5
  • Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Mejor grabación de opera

• Berg: Wozzeck
  • Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel, soloists; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus)
• Berg: Lulu
  • Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter, soloists; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
• Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles
  • Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé, soloists; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• Händel: Ottone
  • George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer, soloists; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
  • Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova, soloists; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)

Mejor interpretación coral

• Bryars: The Fifth Century
  • Donald Nally, conductor; The Crossing, choir (PRISM, ensemble)
• Händel: Messiah
  • Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall, soloists; Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
• Mansurian: Requiem
  • Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master; RIAS Kammerchor (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond, soloists; Münchener Kammerorchester)
• Music of the Spheres
  • Nigel Short, conductor; Tenebrae (choir)
• Tyberg: Masses
  • Brian A. Schmidt, conductor; South Dakota Chorale (Christopher Jacobson, soloist)

Mejor interpretación de conjunto pequeño

• Death & the Maiden
  • Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 1
  • Arcangelo
• Divine Theatre - Sacred Motets by Giaches de Wert
  • Stile Antico
• Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann
  • Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich
• Martha Argerich & Friends - Live From Lugano 2016
  • Martha Argerich & Various Artists

Mejor solista instrumental clásico

• Transcendal
  • Daniil Trifonov
• Bach: The French Suites
  • Murray Perahia
• Haydn: Cello Concertos
  • Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)
• Levina: The Piano Concertos
  • Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
• Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)

Mejor solista vocal clásico

• Crazy Girl Crazy - Music by Gershwin, Berg & Berio
  • Barbara Hannigan
• Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas
  • Philippe Jarousky, soloist; Petra Müllejans, conductor
• Gods & Monsters
  • Nicholas Phan, soloist; Myra Huang, accompanist
• In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music
  • Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
• Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift
  • Dmitri Hvorostovsky, soloist; Constantine Orbelian, conductor

Mejor compendio musical clásico

• Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto
  • Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• Barbara
  • Alexandre Tharaud, conductor; Cécile Lenoir, producer
• Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble & Choir
  • Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer
• Les Routes de l'Esclavage
  • Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bletton, producer
• Mademoiselle: Première Audience - Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger
  • Lucy Mauro, pianist and producer

Mejor composición de música clásica contemporánea

• Viola Concerto
  • Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Diaz, Giancarlo Geurrero & the Nashville Symphony)
• Songs of Solitude
  • Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & the Nashville Symphony)
• Requiem
  • Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, the RIAS Kammerchor & the Münchener Kammerorchester)
• Picture Studies
  • Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony)
• Concerto for Orchestra
  • Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Video musical

Mejor video musical

• "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar
  • The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers
• "Up All Night" – Beck
  • Canadá, video director; Alba Barneda, Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers
• "Makeba" – Jain
  • Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer
• "The Story of O.J." – Jay-Z
  • Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, Elizabeth Newman & Chaka Pilgrim, video producers
• "1-800-273-8255" – Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
  • Andy Hines, video director; Brandon Bonfiglio, Mildred Delamota, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta & Alex Randal, video producers

Mejor video musical de formato largo

• The Defiant Ones – (various artists)
  • Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers
• One More Time With Feeling – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers
• Long Strange Trip – The Grateful Dead
  • Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff, Justin Kreutzmann, video producers
• Soundbreaking – (various artists)
  • Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers
• Two Trains Runnin' – (various artists)
  • Sam Pollard, video director; Benjamin Hedin, productor

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