It's that time of year again... Where every journalist, every singer/songwriter/producer and more get excited. Today Alicia Keys announced the nominations for the first four categories of The Grammy's and straight after that, the award show announced their nominations list in all of it's glory.
With Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Nicki Minaj up for a handful of awards and Kendrick Lamar leading with eleven nominations, it looks like that next year's Grammy award is going to be very interesting.
The Grammys will take place on February 15th 2016
Take a look at the full list of categories and nominees below.
Record of the Year
- Really Love by D'angelo and The Vanguard
- Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
- Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
- Blank Space by Taylor Swift
- Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
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| The Weeknd |
Album of the Year
- Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes
- To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
- Traveller by Chris Stapleton
- 1989 by Taylor Swift
- Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd
Song of the Year
- Alright by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- Blank Space by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
- Girl Crush by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
- See You Again by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
- Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
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| James Bay |
Best Pop Solo Perfomance
- Heartbeat Song by Kelly Clarkson
- Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
- Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
- Blank Space by Taylor Swift
- Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Perfomance
- Ship To Wreck by Florence + The Machine
- Sugar by Maroon 5
- Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- Bad Blood by Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- See You Again by Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern by Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap
- Shadows In The Night by Bob Dylan
- Stages by Josh Groban
- No One Ever Tells You by Seth MacFarlane
- My Dream Duets by Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Piece By Piece by Kelly Clarkson
- How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + The Machine
- Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
- 1989 by Taylor Swift
- Before This World by James Taylor
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| Taylor Swift |
Best Dance Recording
- We're All We Need by Above & Beyond Featuring Zoe Johnston
- Go by The Chemical Brothers
- Never Catch Me by Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- Runaway (U & I) by Galantis
- Where Are Ü Now by Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Our Love by Caribou
- Born In The Echoes by The Chemical Brothers
- Caracal by Disclosure
- In Colour by Jamie XX
- Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Guitar In The Space Age! by Bill Frisell
- Love Language by Wouter Kellerman
- Afrodeezia by Marcus Miller
- Sylva by Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
- The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV by Kirk Whalum
Best Rock Performance
- Dont't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes
- What Kind Of Man by Florence + The Machine
- Something From Nothing by Foo Fighters
- Ex's & Oh's by Ellie King
- Moaning Lisa Smile by Wolf Alice
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| Florence + The Machine |
Best Metal Performance
- Identity by August Burns Red
- Cirice by Ghost
- 512 by Lamb Of God
- Thank You by Sevendust
- Custer by Slipknot
Best Rock Song
- Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes
- Ex's & Oh's by Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
- Hold Back The River by Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
- Lydia by Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
- What Kind Of Man by John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)
Best Rock Album
- Chaos And The Calm by James Bay
- Kintsugi by Death Cab For Cutie
- Mister Asylum by Highly Suspect
- Drones by Muse
- .5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot
Best Alternative Music Album
- Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes
- Vulnicura by Björk
- The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket
- Currents by Tame Impala
- Star Wars by Wilco
Best R&B Performance
- If I Don't Have You by Tamar Braxton
- Rise Up by Andra Day
- Breathing Underwater by Hiatus Kaiyote
- Planes by Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
- Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) by The Weeknd
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| J. Cole |
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- He Is by Faith Evans
- Little Ghetto Boy by Lalah Hathaway
-Let It Burn by Jazmine Sullivan
- Shame by Tyrese
- My Favourite Part Of You by Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Song
- Coffee by Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
- Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
- Let it Burn by Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
- Really Love by D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo and The Vanguard)
- Shame by Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Ego Death by The Internet
- You Should Be Here by Kehlani
- Blood by Lianne La Havas
- Wildheart by Miguel
- Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
- Coming Home by Leon Bridges
- Black Messiah by D'Angelo and The Vanguard
- Cheers To The Fall by Andra Day
- Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan
- Forever Charlie by Charlie Wilson
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| D'Angelo and The Vanguard |
Best Rap Performance
- Apparently by J. Cole
- Back To Black by Drake
- Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
- Alright by Kendrick Lamar
- Truffle Butter by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
- All Day by Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- One Man Can Change The World by Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
- Glory by Common & John Legend
- Classic Man by Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
- These Walls by Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
- Only by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Song
- All Day by Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
- Alright by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- Energy by Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brian, M. Samuels & Philip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
- Glory by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
- Trap Queen by Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)
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| Fetty Wap |
Best Rap Album
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole
- Compton by Dr. Dre
- If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake
- To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
- The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
- Burning House by Cam
- Traveller by Chris Stapleton
- Little Toy Guns by Carrie Underwood
- John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 by Keith Urban
- Chances Are by Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Stay A Little Longer by Brothers Osborne
- If I Needed You by Joey + Rory
- The Driver by Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
- Girl Crush by Little Big Town
- Lonely Tonight by Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
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| Little Big Town |
Best Country Song
- Chances Are by Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
- Diamond Rings And Old Barstools by Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
- Girl Crush by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
- Hold My Hand by Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
- Traveller by Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
- Montevallo by Sam Hunt
- Pain Killer by Little Big Town
- The Blade by Ashley Monroe
- Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves
- Traveller by Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
- Grace by Paul Avgerinos
- Bhakti Without Borders by Madi Daas
- Voyager by Catherine Duc
- Love by Peter Kater
- Asia Beauty by Ron Korb
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| Ron Korb |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Giant Steps by Joey Alexander, soloist
- Cherokee by Christian McBride, soloist
- Arbiters of Evolution by Donny McCaslin
- Friend Or Foe by Joshua Redman, soloist
- Past Present by John Scofield, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein by Karrin Allyson
- Find A Heart by Denise Donatelli
- Flirting With Disaster by Lorraine Feather
- Jamison by Jamison Ross
- For Once To Love by Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- My Favorite Things by Joey Alexander
- Breathless by Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
- Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios by Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
- Beautiful Life by Jimmy Greene
- Past Present by John Scofield
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Lines Of Colour by Gil Evans Project
- Köln by Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
- Cuba: The Conversation Continues by Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- The Thompson Fields by Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Home Suite Home by Patrick Williams
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Made In Brazil by Eliane Elias
- Impromptu by The Rodriguez Brothers
- Suite Caminos by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Intercambio by Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
- Identities Are Changeable by Miguel Zenón
Best Gospel Performance Song
- Worth [Live] by Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown, songwriter
- Wanne Be Happy? by Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
- Intentional by Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
- How Awesome Is Our God [Live] by Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters
- Worth Fighting For [Live] by Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance Song
- Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli
- Lift Your Head Weary Sinners (Chains) by Crowder; Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters
- Because He Lives (Amen) by Matt Maher
- Soul On Fire by Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters; Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters
- Feel It by Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox; Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
- Destined To Win [Live] by Karen Clark Sheard
- Living it by Dorinda Clark-Cole
- One Place Live by Tasha Cobbs
- Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe) by Israel & Newbreed
- Life Music: Stage Two by Jonathan McReynolds
Best Contemporary Christian Album
- Whatever The Road by Jason Crabb
- How Can It Be by Lauren Daigle
- Saints And Sinners by Matt Maher
- This Is Not A Test by Tobymac
- Love Ran Red by Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
- Still Rockin' My Soul by The Fairfield Four
- Pray Now by Karen Peck & New River
- Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) by Point of Grace
Best Latin Pop Album
- Terral by Pablo Alborán
- Healer by Alex Cuba
- A Quien Quiera Eschuchar (Deluxe Edition) by Ricky Martin
- Sirope by Alejandro Sanz
- Algo Sucede by Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
- Amanecer by Bomba Estereo
- Monodongo by La Cuneta Son Machín
- Hasta La Raíz by Natalia Lafourcade
- Caja De Música by Monsieur Periné
- Dale by Pitbull
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Mi Vicio Mas Grande by Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
- Ya Dime Adiós by La Maquinaria Norteña
- Zapateando by Los Cojolites
- Realidades - Deluxe Edition by Los Tigres Del Norte
- Tradición, Arte Y Pasión by Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto by José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero
- Son De Panamá by Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
- Presente Continuo by Guaco
- Todo Tiene Su Hora by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- Que Suenen Los Tambores by Victor Manuelle
Best American Roots Performance
- And Am I Born To Die by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- Born To Play Guitar by Buddy Guy
- City Of Our Lady by The Milk Carton Kids
- Julep by Punch Brothers
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean by Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song
- All Night Long by Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)
- The Cost Of Living by Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)
- Julep by Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)
- The Traveling Kind by Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)
- 24 Frames by Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
Best Americana Album
- The Firewatcher's Daughter by Brandi Carlile
- The Traveling Kind by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell
- Mono by The Mavericks
- The Phosphorescent Blues by Punch Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
- Pocket Full Of Keys by Dale Ann Bradley
- Before The Sun Goes Down by Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
- In Session by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Man Of Constant Sorrow by Ralph Stanley & Friends
- The Muscle Shoals Recordings by The Steeldrivers
Best Blues Album
- Descendants Of Hill Country by Cedric Burnside Project
- Outskirts Of Love by Shemekia Copeland
- Born To Play Guitar by Buddy Guy
- Worthy by Bettye LaVette
- Muddy Waters 100 by John Primer & Various Artists
Best Folk Album
- Wood, Wire & Words by Norman Blake
- Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- Tomorrow Is My Turn by Rhiannon Giddens
- Servant Of Love by Patty Griffin
- Didn't He Ramble by Glen Hansard
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Go Go Juice by Jon Cleary
- La La La La by Natalie Ai Kamauu
- Kawaiokalena by Keali'i Reichel
- Get Ready by The Revelers
- Generations by Windwalker And The MCW
Best Reggae Album
- Branches Of The Same Tree by Rocky Dawuni
- The Cure by Jah Cure
- Acousticalevy by Barrington Levy
- Zion Awake by Luciano
- Strictly Roots by Morgan Heritage
Best World Music Album
- Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo by Gilberto Gil
- Sings by Angelique Kidjo
- Music From Inala by Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
- Home by Anoushka Shankar
- I Have No Everything Here by Zomba Prison Project
Best Children's Album
- ¡Come Bien! Eat Right! by José-Luis Orozco
- Dark Pie Concerns by Gustafer Yellowgold
- Home by Tim Kubart
- How Great Can This Day Be by Lori Henriques
- Trees by Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes, Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) by Patti Smith
- Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks by Dick Cavett
- A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter
- Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller) by Janis Ian & Jean Smart
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album
- Back To The Drawing Board by Lisa Lampanelli
- Brooklyn by Wyatt Cenac
- Happy. And A Lot. by Jay Mohr
- Just Being Honest by Craig Ferguson
- Live At Madison Square Garden by Louis C.K.
Best Musical Theatre Album
- An American In Paris by Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Fun Home by Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Jeanine Tesori, composer; Lisa Kron, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Hamilton by Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
- The King And I by Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2015 Broadway Cast)
- Something Rotten! by Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists (Originial Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Empire: Season 1 by (Various Artists)
- Fifty Shades Of Grey by (Various Artists)
- Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me by (Various Artists)
- Pitch Perfect 2 by (Various Artists)
- Selma by (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Birdman by Antonio Sanchez, composer
- The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat, composer
- Interstellar by Hans Zimmer, composer
- The Theory Of Everything by Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
- Whiplash by Justin Hurwitz, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey
- Glory by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
Track from: Selma
- Love Me Like You Do by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)
Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey
- See You Again by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
Track from: Furious 7
- Til It Happens To You by Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Track from: The Hunting Ground
Best Instrumental Composition
- The Afro Latin Jazz Suite by Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
- Civil War by Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
- Confetti Man by David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)
- Neil by Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
- Vesper by Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Bruno Mars by Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
- Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy by Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
- Do You Hear What I Hear? by Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
- Ghost Of A Chance by Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
- You And The Night And The Music by John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals
- Be My Muse by Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
- 52nd & Broadway by Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
- Garota De Ipanema by Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
- Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) by Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
- When I Come Home by Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)
Best Recording Package
- Alagoas by Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
- Bush by Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
- How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition) by Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
- My Happiness by Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
- Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys by 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) by Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
- I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl) by Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
- The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32) by Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
- Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition) by Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
- 30 Trips Around The Sun by Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
- What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set) by Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
Best Album Notes
- Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 by James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection by Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
- Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced by Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
- Portrait Of An American Singer by Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
- Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925 by Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra)
Best Historical Album
- The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 by Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
- The Complete Concert By The Sea by 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 by Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959 by Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- Songs My Mother Taught Me by Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Before This World by Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
- Currency Of Man by Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
- Recreational Love by Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
- Sound & Color by Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
- Wallflower by Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- Jeff Bhasker
• Ain't Gonna Drown (Elle King) (T) • Burning Doves (Mikky Ekko) (T) • Burning House (Cam) (T) • Grand Romantic (Nate Ruess) (A) • Last Damn Night (Elle King) (T) • Never Let You Down (Woodkid Featuring Lykke Li) (T) • Runaway Train (Cam) (T) • Uptown Special (Mark Ronson) (A)
- Dave Cobb
• Delilah (Anderson East) (A) • Little Neon Limelight (Houndmouth) (A) • Smoke (A Thousand Horses) (S) • Something More Than Free (Jason Isbell) (A) • Southernality (A Thousand Horses) (A) • 3 (Honeyhoney) (A) • Traveller (Chris Stapleton) (A)
- Diplo
• B**** I'm Madonna (Madonna Featuring Nicki Minaj) (S) • Doctor Pepper (Diplo Featuring CL, Riff Raff & OG MacO) (S) • Golden (Travie McCoy Featuring Sia) (S) • Lean On (Major Lazer Featuring MØ & DJ Snake) (S) • Peace Is The Mission (Major Lazer) (A) • Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü (Skrillex And Diplo) (A) • Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber) (T)
- Larry Klein
• Currency Of Man (Melody Gardot) (A) • Freedom & Surrender (Lizz Wright) (A) • Heartland (Indra Rios-Moore) (A) • I'm Leaving You (Florence K) (A) • Parker's Place (Parker Bent) (A) • Speaking In Tongues (Luciana Souza) (A) • Tenderness (JD Souther) (A)
- Blake Mills
• Sound & Color (Alabama Shakes) (A)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix) by CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
- Hold On (Fatum Remix) by Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
- Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix) by Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
- Say My Name (RAC Remix) by André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
- Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix) by Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Surround Sound Album
- Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop by Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)
- Amused To Death by James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)
- Magnificat by 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 by Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)
- Spes by 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 by 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' by Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)
- Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria by Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)
- Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil by Beyong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)
- Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' by Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
• Hill: Symphony No. 4; Concertino Nos. 1 & 2; Divertimento (Peter Bay, Anton Nel & Austin Symphony Orchestra) • Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale) • Sacred Songs Of Life & Love (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale) • Spirit Of The American Range (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) • Tower: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
- Manfred Eicher
• Franz Schubert (András Schiff) • Galina Ustvolskaya (Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Markus Hinterhäuser & Reto Bieri) • Moore: Dances & Canons (Saskia Lankhoorn) • Rihm: Et Lux (Paul Van Nevel, Minguet Quartet & Huelgas Ensemble) • Visions Fugitives (Anna Gourari)
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• Dances For Piano & Orchestra (Joel Fan, Christophe Chagnard & Northwest Sinfonietta) • Tempo Do Brasil (Marc Regnier) • Woman At The New Piano (Nadia Shpachenko)
- Dan Merceruio
• Chapí: String Quartets 1 & 2 (Cuarteto Latinoamericano) • From Whence We Came (Ensemble Galilei) • Gregson: Touch (Peter Gregson) • In The Light Of Air - ICE Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir (International Contemporary Ensemble) • Schumann (Ying Quartet) • Scrapyard Exotica (Del Sol String Quartet) • Stravinsky: Petrushka (Richard Scerbo & Inscape Chamber Orchestra) • What Artemisia Heard (El Mundo) • ZOFO Plays Terry Riley (ZOFO)
- Judith Sherman
• Ask Your Mama (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) • Fields: Double Cluster; Space Sciences (Jan Kučera, Gloria Chuang & Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra) • Liaisons - Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano (Anthony de Mare) • Montage - Great Film Composers & The Piano (Gloria Cheng) • Multitude, Solitude (Momenta Quartet) • Of Color Braided All Desire - Music Of Eric Moe (Christine Brandes, Brentano String Quartet, Dominic Donato, Jessica Meyer, Karen Ouzounian, Manhattan String Quartet & Talujon) • Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (Ursula Oppens) • Sirota: Parting The Veil - Works For Violin & Piano (David Friend, Hyeyung Julie Yoon, Laurie Carney & Soyeon Kate Lee) • Turina: Chamber Music For Strings & Piano (Lincoln Trio)
Best Orchestral Performance
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 by Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double' by
Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10 by Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Spirit Of The American Range by Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
- Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony 'Humen 1839' by Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
- Janáček: Jenůfa by 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 by Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
- Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
- Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade by Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus)
- Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe by 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 by 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 by Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
- Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings by Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
- Paulus: Far In The Heavens by 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 by 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 by Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
- Filament by Eighth Blackbird
- Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics by Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
- Render by Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
- Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2 by Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes by Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos by Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
- Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7 by Kristian Bezuidenhout
- Rachmaninov Variations by Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
- Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! by Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata by Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
- Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall by Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
- Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album by Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
- Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali by Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
- St. Petersburg by 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) by New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer
- Ask Your Mama by George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
- Handel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740 by Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
- Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto by Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- Woman At The New Piano by Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest by Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)
- Norman: Play by Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
- Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances by Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
- Tower: Stroke by Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
- Wolfe: Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)
Best Music Video
- LSD by ASAP Rocky
- I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) by The Dead Weather
- Alright by Kendrick Lamar
- Bad Blood by Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- Freedom by 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
