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Grammy 2016 Nominations
The nominees for the the 58th annual Grammy’s were released earlier today. Scheduled to take place on the 15th of February at the Staples Centre , Kendrick Lamar leads with 11 nominations – falling one short of Michael Jackson’s record of 12 in one night. Find the full ist of nominees below and tell us […]
The nominees for the the 58th annual Grammy’s were released earlier today. Scheduled to take place on the 15th of February at the Staples Centre , Kendrick Lamar leads with 11 nominations – falling one short of Michael Jackson’s record of 12 in one night. Find the full ist of nominees below and tell us what/if any gripes you have.

Album of the Year
- Alabama Shakes – “Sound & Color”
- Kendrick Lamar – “To Pimp a Butterfly”
- Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
- Taylor Swift – “1989”
- The Weekend – “Beauty Behind the Madness”
Record of the Year
- D’Angelo – “Really Love”
- Mark Ronson – “Uptown Funk
- Ed Sheeran – “Thinking out Loud”
- Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
- The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Song of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
- Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
- Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
- Wiz Khalifa – “See You Again”
- Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
The Rest…
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson
- “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
- “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
- “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
- “Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Ship To Wreck” – Florence + The Machine
- “Sugar” – Maroon 5
- “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- “Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- “The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern” – Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
- “Shadows In The Night” – Bob Dylan
- “Stages” – Josh Groban
- “No One Ever Tells You” – Seth MacFarlane
- “My Dream Duets” – Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)
Best Pop Vocal Album
- “Piece By Piece” – Kelly Clarkson
- “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful “- Florence + The Machine
- “Uptown Special” – Mark Ronson
- “1989” – Taylor Swift
- “Before This World” – James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
- “We’re All We Need” – Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston
- “Go” – The Chemical Brothers
- “Never Catch Me” – Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Runaway (U & I)” – Galantis
- “Where Are Ü Now” – Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- “Our Love” – Caribou
- “Born In The Echoes” – The Chemical Brothers
- “Caracal” – Disclosure
- “In Colour” – Jamie XX
- “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü” – Skrillex And Diplo
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- “Guitar In The Space Age!” – Bill Frisell
- “Love Language” – Wouter Kellerman
- “Afrodeezia” – Marcus Miller
- “Sylva” – Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
- “The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV” – Kirk Whalum
Best Rock Performance
- “Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes
- “What Kind Of Man” – Florence + The Machine
- “Something From Nothing” – Foo Fighters
- “Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King
- “Moaning Lisa Smile” – Wolf Alice
Best Metal Performance
- “Identity” – August Burns Red
- “Cirice” – Ghost
- “512” – Lamb Of God
- “Thank You” – Sevendust
- “Custer” – Slipknot
Best Rock Song
- “Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
- “Ex’s & Oh’s” – Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
- “Hold Back The River” – Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
- “Lydia” – Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
- “What Kind Of Man” – John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)
Best Rock Album
- “Chaos And The Calm” – James Bay
- “Kintsugi” – Death Cab For Cutie
- “Mister Asylum” – Highly Suspect
- “Drones” – Muse
- “.5: The Gray Chapter” – Slipknot
Best Alternative Music Album
- “Sound & Color” – Alabama Shakes
- “Vulnicura” – Björk
- “The Waterfall” – My Morning Jacket
- “Currents” – Tame Impala
- “Star Wars” – Wilco
Best R&B Performance
- “If I Don’t Have You” – Tamar Braxton
- “Rise Up” – Andra Day
- “Breathing Underwater” – Hiatus Kaiyote
- “Planes” – Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
- “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “He Is” – Faith Evans
- “Little Ghetto Boy” – Lalah Hathaway
- “Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan
- “Shame” – Tyrese
- “My Favorite Part Of You” – Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Song
- “Coffee” – Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
- “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
- “Let It Burn” – Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
- “Really Love” – D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
- “Shame” – Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- “Ego Death” – The Internet
- “You Should Be Here” – Kehlani
- “Blood” – Lianne La Havas
- “Wildheart” – Miguel
- “Beauty Behind The Madness” – The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
- “Coming Home” – Leon Bridges
- “Black Messiah” – D’Angelo And The Vanguard
- “Cheers To The Fall” – Andra Day
- “Reality Show”- Jazmine Sullivan
- “Forever Charlie” – Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Performance
- “Apparently” – J. Cole
- “Back To Back” – Drake
- “Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
- “Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
- “All Day” – Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- “One Man Can Change The World” – Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
- “Glory” – Common & John Legend
- “Classic Man” – Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
- “These Walls” – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
- “Only” – Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Song
- “All Day” – Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
- “Alright” – Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Energy”- Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
- “Glory” – Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
- “Trap Queen” – Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)
Best Rap Album
- “2014 Forest Hills Drive” – J. Cole
- “Compton” – Dr. Dre
- “If You’re Reading This Its Too Late” – Drake
- “To Pimp A Butterfly” – Kendrick Lamar
- “The Pinkprint” – Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Burning House” – Cam
- “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton
- “Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood
- “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” – Keith Urban
- “Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Stay A Little Longer” – Brothers Osborne
- “If I Needed You” – Joey+Rory
- “The Driver” – Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
- “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town
- “Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
- “Chances Are” – Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
- “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools” – Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
- “Girl Crush” – Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
- “Hold My Hand” – Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
- “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
- “Montevallo” – Sam Hunt
- “Pain Killer” – Little Big Town
- “The Blade” – Ashley Monroe
- “Pageant Material” – Kacey Musgraves
- “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
- “Grace” – Paul Avgerinos
- “Bhakti Without Borders” – Madi Das
- “Voyager” – Catherine Duc
- “Love” – Peter Kater
- “Asia Beauty” Ron Korb
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- “Giant Steps” – Joey Alexander, soloist
- “Cherokee” – Christian McBride, soloist
- “Arbiters Of Evolution” – Donny McCaslin, soloist
- “Friend Or Foe” – Joshua Redman, soloist
- “Past Present” – John Scofield, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- “Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein” – Karrin Allyson
- “Find A Heart” – Denise Donatelli
- “Flirting With Disaster” – Lorraine Feather
- “Jamison” – Jamison Ross
- “For One To Love” – Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- “My Favorite Things” – Joey Alexander
- “Breathless” – Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
- ‘Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios” – Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
- “Beautiful Life” – Jimmy Greene
- “Past Present” – John Scofield
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- “Lines Of Color” – Gil Evans Project
- “Köln”- Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
- “Cuba: The Conversation Continues” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- “The Thompson Fields”- Maria Schneider Orchestra
- “Home Suite Home” – Patrick Williams
Best Latin Jazz Album
- “Made In Brazil” – Eliane Elias
- “Impromptu” – The Rodriguez Brothers
- “Suite Caminos” – Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- “Intercambio” – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
- “Identities Are Changeable” – Miguel Zenón
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Worth [Live]” – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
- “Wanna Be Happy?” – Kirk Franklin
- “Intentional” – Travis Greene
- “How Awesome Is Our God [Live]” – Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams
- “Worth Fighting For [Live]” – Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “Holy Spirit” – Francesca Battistelli
- “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)” – Crowder
- “Because He Lives (Amen)” – Matt Maher
- “Soul On Fire” – Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters
- “Feel It” – Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox
Best Gospel Album
- “Destined To Win [Live]” – Karen Clark Sheard
- “Living It” – Dorinda Clark-Cole
- “One Place Live” – Tasha Cobbs
- “Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)” – Israel & Newbreed
- “Life Music: Stage Two” – Jonathan McReynolds
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- “Whatever The Road” – Jason Crabb
- “How Can It Be”- Lauren Daigle
- “Saints And Sinners” – Matt Maher
- “This Is Not A Test” – Tobymac
- “Love Ran Red” – Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
- “Still Rockin’ My Soul” -The Fairfield Four
- “Pray Now” – Karen Peck & New River
- “Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)” – Point Of Grace
Best Latin Pop Album
- “Terral” – Pablo Alborán
- “Healer” – Alex Cuba
- “A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)” – Ricky Martin
- “Sirope” – Alejandro Sanz
- “Algo Sucede”- Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- “Amanecer” – Bomba Estereo
- “Mondongo” – La Cuneta Son Machín
- “Hasta La Raíz” – Natalia Lafourcade
- “Caja De Música” – Monsieur Periné
- “Dale” – Pitbull
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- “Mi Vicio Mas Grande” – Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
- “Ya Dime Adiós” – La Maquinaria Norteña
- “Zapateando” – Los Cojolites
- “Realidades – Deluxe Edition” – Los Tigres Del Norte
- “Tradición, Arte Y Pasión” – Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano
Best Tropical Latin Album
- “Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto” – José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
- “Son De Panamá” – Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
- “Presente Continuo” – Guaco
- “Todo Tiene Su Hora” – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- “Que Suenen Los Tambores” – Victor Manuelle
Best American Roots Performance
- ‘And Am I Born To Die” – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- “Born To Play Guitar” – Buddy Guy
- “City Of Our Lady” – The Milk Carton Kids
- “Julep” – Punch Brothers
- “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” – Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song
- “All Night Long”- The Mavericks
- “The Cost Of Living” – Don Henley & Merle Haggard
- “Julep” – Punch Brothers
- “The Traveling Kind” – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- “24 Frames” – Jason Isbell
Best Americana Album
- “The Firewatcher’s Daughter” – Brandi Carlile
- “The Traveling Kind” – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- “Something More Than Free” – Jason Isbell
- “Mono” – The Mavericks
- “The Phosphorescent Blues” Punch Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
- “Pocket Full Of Keys” – Dale Ann Bradley
- “Before The Sun Goes Down”- Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
- “In Session” – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- “Man Of Constant Sorrow” – Ralph Stanley & Friends
- “The Muscle Shoals Recordings” – The Steeldrivers
Best Blues Album
- “Descendants Of Hill Country”- Cedric Burnside Project
- “Outskirts Of Love” – Shemekia Copeland
- “Born To Play Guitar” – Buddy Guy
- “Worthy” – Bettye LaVette
- “Muddy Waters 100″ – John Primer & Various Artists
Best Folk Album
- “Wood, Wire & Words” – Norman Blake
- “Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn” – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- “Tomorrow Is My Turn” – Rhiannon Giddens
- “Servant Of Love” – Patty Griffin
- “Didn’t He Ramble” – Glen Hansard
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- “Go Go Juice”- on Cleary
- “La La La La” – Natalie Ai Kamauu
- “Kawaiokalena” – Keali’i Reichel
- “Get Ready” – The Revelers
- “Generations” – Windwalker And The MCW
Best Reggae Album
- “Branches Of The Same Tree” – Rocky Dawuni
- “The Cure” – Jah Cure
- “Acousticalevy” – Barrington Levy
- “Zion Awake” – Luciano
- “Strictly Roots” – Morgan Heritage
Best World Music Album
- “Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo” – Gilberto Gil
- “Sings” – Angelique Kidjo
- “Music From Inala” – Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
- “Home” – Anoushka Shankar
- “I Have No Everything Here” – Zomba Prison Project
Best Children’s Album
- “¡Come Bien! Eat Right!” – José-Luis Orozco
- “Dark Pie Concerns” – Gustafer Yellowgold
- “Home” – Tim Kubart
- “How Great Can This Day Be” – Lori Henriques
- “Trees” – Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- “Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø)” – Patti Smith
- “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks” – Dick Cavett
- “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” – Jimmy Carter
- “Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)”- Janis Ian & Jean Smart
- “Yes Please” – Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album
- “Back To The Drawing Board” – Lisa Lampanelli
- “Brooklyn” – Wyatt Cenac
- “Happy. And A Lot.”- Jay Mohr
- “Just Being Honest” – Craig Ferguson
- “Live At Madison Square Garden” – Louis C.K.
Best Musical Theater Album
- “An American In Paris”
- ” Fun Home”
- “Hamilton”
- “The King And I”
- “Something Rotten!”
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- “Empire: Season 1” – (Various Artists)
- ” Fifty Shades Of Grey” – (Various Artists)
- ” Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”- (Various Artists)
- “Pitch Perfect 2” – (Various Artists)
- “Selma” – (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- “Birdman”- Antonio Sanchez, composer
- “The Imitation Game”- Alexandre Desplat, composer
- “Interstellar” – Hans Zimmer, composer
- “The Theory Of Everything” – Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
- “Whiplash” – Justin Hurwitz, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
- “Glory” – Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
- “Love Me Like You Do” – Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)
- “See You Again” – Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
- “Til It Happens To You” – Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Best Instrumental Composition
- “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite” – Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
- “Civil War” – Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
- “Confetti Man” – David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)
- “Neil” – Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band)
- “Vesper” – Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- “Bruno Mars”- Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
- “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy” – Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
- “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
- “Ghost Of A Chance” – Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
- “You And The Night And The Music” – John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- “Be My Muse”- Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
- “52nd & Broadway” – Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
- “Garota De Ipanema” – Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
- “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)” – Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
- “When I Come Home”- Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)
Best Recording Package
- “Alagoas”- Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
- “Bush” – Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
- “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)” – Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
- “My Happiness” – Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
- “Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys” – Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- “Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)” – Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
- “I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)” – Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
- “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)” – Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
- “Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)” – Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
- “30 Trips Around The Sun” – Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
- ” What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)” – Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
Best Album Notes
- “Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946” – James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- “Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection” – Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
- ” Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced” – Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
- “Portrait Of An American Singer” – Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
- “Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925” – Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)
Best Historical Album
- “The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11” – Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
- “The Complete Concert By The Sea” – Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
- “Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985” – Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- “Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959” – Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- “Songs My Mother Taught Me” – Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- “Before This World” – Dave O’Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
- “Currency Of Man” – Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
- “Recreational Love” – Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
- “Sound & Color”- Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
- “Wallflower” – Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)
- Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- Jeff Bhasker
- Dave Cobb
- Diplo
- Larry Klein
- Blake Mills
- Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- “Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix)” – CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
- “Hold On (Fatum Remix)” – Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
- “Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)” – Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
- “Say My Name (RAC Remix)” – André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
- “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)” – Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)
- Best Surround Sound Album
- “Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop” – Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)
- “Amused To Death” – James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)
- “Magnificat”- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)
- “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7” – Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)
- “Spes” – Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- “Ask Your Mama” – Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
- “Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double'” – Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)
- “Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria” – Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)
- “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil” – Beyong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)
- “Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ'” – Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Manfred Eicher
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Dan Merceruio
- Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance
- “Bruckner: Symphony No. 4” – Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- “Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double'” – Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10” – Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- “Spirit Of The American Range” – Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
- “Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839′” – Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
- “Janá¿ek: Jen¿fa” – Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
- “Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria” – Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
- “Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail” – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
- “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade” – Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus)
- “Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe” – Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Best Choral Performance
- “Beethoven: Missa Solemnis” – 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)
- “Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610” – Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
- “Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings” – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
- “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)
- “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)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- “Brahms: The Piano Trios” – Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
- “Filament” – Eighth Blackbird
- “Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics”- Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
- “Render” – Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
- “Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2” – Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes” – Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- “Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos” – Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
- “Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7” – Kristian Bezuidenhout
- “Rachmaninov Variations” – Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
- “Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” – Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- “Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata” – Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
- “Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall” – Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
- “Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album” – Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Krist¿ne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
- “Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali” – Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
- “St. Petersburg” – Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)
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
- “Ask Your Mama” – George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
- “Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740” – Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
- “Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto” – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- “Woman At The New Piano” – Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
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)
- “Norman: Play” – Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
- “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances”- Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
- “Tower: Stroke” – Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
- “Wolfe: Anthracite Fields” – Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)
Best Music Video
- “LSD” – ASAP Rocky
- “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” – The Dead Weather
- “Alright”- Kendrick Lamar
- “Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Freedom”- Pharrell Williams
Best Music Film
- “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown” – James Brown
- “Sonic Highways” – Foo Fighters
- “What Happened, Miss Simone?” – Nina Simone
- “The Wall” – Roger Waters
- “Amy” – Amy Winehouse
Credit: Cleveland