NOTE: Categories with correlating photo indicates that I either picked and or predicted the winner - GO ME! LOL. None of the photos are of mine. Credit to the photogs and designers. Merely used for reporting purposes.
Congratulations to the Winners and Nominees.
Best Pop Solo Performance
• Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Track from: X
[Atlantic]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ed Sheeran
Track from: X
[Atlantic]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
• Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Track from: Uptown Special
[RCA Records]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Track from: Uptown Special
[RCA Records]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
• The Silver Lining: The Songs Of
Jerome Kern
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
[RPM Records/Columbia Records]
Best Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
[RPM Records/Columbia Records]
Best Pop Vocal Album
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records]
Best Dance Recording
• 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
• Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü
Skrillex And Diplo
[Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic]
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
• Sylva
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
[Impulse!]
Best Metal Performance
• Cirice
Ghost
[Loma Vista Recordings]
Best Rock Song
• Don't Wanna Fight
Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
[ATO Records; Publisher(s): Alabama Shakes Publishing/Break Mirrors Music]
Best Rock Album
• Drones
Muse
[Warner Bros. Records]
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
[ATO Records; Publisher(s): Alabama Shakes Publishing/Break Mirrors Music]
Best Rock Album
• Drones
Muse
[Warner Bros. Records]
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes
[ATO Records]
Best R&B Performance
• 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
• Really Love
D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo And The Vanguard)
Track from: Black Messiah
[RCA Records; Publisher(s): Ah Choo Music Publishing/12:00 AM Music admin. by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Ear Kandy Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.]
Best Urban Contemporary Album
D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo And The Vanguard)
Track from: Black Messiah
[RCA Records; Publisher(s): Ah Choo Music Publishing/12:00 AM Music admin. by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Ear Kandy Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.]
Best Urban Contemporary Album
• Beauty Behind The Madness
The Weeknd
[Republic]
Best R&B Album
The Weeknd
[Republic]
Best R&B Album
• Black Messiah
D'Angelo And The Vanguard
[RCA Records]
Best Rap Performance
• Alright
Kendrick Lamar
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• These WallsKendrick Lamar
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]
Best Rap Song
• Alright
Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
[TDE/Aftermath/Interscope; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp., TDE Music, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing, EMI Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth, Sounwave TDE Productions, SonyATV]
Best Country Solo Performance
• Traveller
Chris Stapleton
Track from: Traveller
[Mercury Nashville]
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Chris Stapleton
Track from: Traveller
[Mercury Nashville]
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
• Girl Crush
Little Big Town
Track from: Pain Killer
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Song
• Girl Crush
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Track from: Pain Killer
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs Of Crazy Girl Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Hoodie Songs, HillarodyRathbone Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
Best New Age Album
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Track from: Pain Killer
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs Of Crazy Girl Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Hoodie Songs, HillarodyRathbone Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
Best New Age Album
• Grace
Paul Avgerinos
[Round Sky Music]
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
• Cherokee
Christian McBride, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)
[Mack Avenue Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Paul Avgerinos
[Round Sky Music]
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
• Cherokee
Christian McBride, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)
[Mack Avenue Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
• For One To Love
Cécile McLorin Salvant
[Mack Avenue Records]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
• Past Present
John Scofield
[Impulse!]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• The Thompson Fields
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]
Best Latin Jazz Album
• Made In Brazil
Eliane Elias
[Concord Jazz]
Best Gospel Performance/Song
• 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]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
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]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
• Holy Spirit
Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli
Track from: If We're Honest (Deluxe Edition)
[Fervent/Curb/Word]
Best Gospel Album
Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli
Track from: If We're Honest (Deluxe Edition)
[Fervent/Curb/Word]
Best Gospel Album
• Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
Israel & Newbreed
[RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
• This Is Not A Test
Tobymac
[ForeFront Records]
Best Roots Gospel Album
Tobymac
[ForeFront Records]
Best Roots Gospel Album
• Still Rockin' My Soul
The Fairfield Four
The Fairfield Four
[Fairfield Four Records]
Best Latin Pop Album
The Fairfield Four
The Fairfield Four
[Fairfield Four Records]
Best Latin Pop Album
• A Quien Quiera Escuchar
(Deluxe Edition)
Ricky Martin
[Sony Music Latin]
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album (TIE)
Ricky Martin
[Sony Music Latin]
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album (TIE)
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Dale
Pitbull
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
• Realidades - Deluxe Edition
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]
Best Tropical Latin Album
• Son De Panamá
Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
[Ruben Blades Productions]
Best American Roots Performance
• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Track from: Your Good Fortune
[Anti]
Best American Roots Song
• 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
• Something More Than Free
Jason Isbell
[Southeastern Records]
Best Bluegrass Album
• The Muscle Shoals Recordings
The Steeldrivers
[Rounder]
Best Blues Album
• Born To Play Guitar
Buddy Guy
[RCA Records/Silvertone Records]
Best Folk Album
• Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
[Rounder]
Best Regional Roots Music Album
• Go Go Juice
Jon Cleary
[FHQ Records]
Best Reggae Album
• Strictly Roots
Morgan Heritage
[CTBC Music Group]
Best World Music Album
• Sings
Angelique Kidjo
[429 Records]
Best Children's Album
Jon Cleary
[FHQ Records]
Best Reggae Album
• Strictly Roots
Morgan Heritage
[CTBC Music Group]
Best World Music Album
• Sings
Angelique Kidjo
[429 Records]
Best Children's Album
• Home
Tim Kubart
[Tim And The Space Cadets]
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
• A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
Best Comedy Album
• Live At Madison Square Garden
Louis C.K.
[Comedy Dynamics]
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
• Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
(Various Artists)
[Big Machine Records]
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
• Birdman
Antonio Sanchez, composer
[Milan Records]
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Antonio Sanchez, composer
[Milan Records]
Best Song Written For Visual Media
• 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]
Best Instrumental Composition
Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
Track from: Selma
[Def Jam/ARTium Records; Publisher(s): Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions Limited]
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]
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
• 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]
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
Track from: Cuba: The Conversation Continues
[Motema Music]
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
• 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]
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
Track from: Nothing Has Changed
[Legacy/Columbia]
Best Recording Package
• 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
• 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]
Best Album Notes
• Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
[Rhino]
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]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
[Columbia/Legacy]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Sound & Color
Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
[ATO Records]
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)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
• Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)
Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)
[RCA Records]
Best Surround Sound Album
• Amused To Death
James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)
[Columbia/Legacy]
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]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
• 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
• Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Opera Recording
• 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]
Best Choral Performance
Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus)
[Decca]
Best Choral Performance
• 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 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]
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
• Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
[Erato]
Best Classical Compendium
Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Track from: Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'
[Seattle Symphony Media]
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
• Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
[Erato]
Best Classical Compendium
• Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
[Naxos]
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
• Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances
Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
Track from: Paulus: Far In The Heavens
[Reference Recordings]
Best Music Video
• Bad Blood
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Joseph Kahn, video director; Ron Morhoff, video producer
[Big Machine Records]
Best Music Film
• Amy
Amy Winehouse
Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer
[Universal Music Enterprises]
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Joseph Kahn, video director; Ron Morhoff, video producer
[Big Machine Records]
Best Music Film
• Amy
Amy Winehouse
Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer
[Universal Music Enterprises]
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