Grammy Awards 2016

On February 15, 2016, the most important American music award, the Grammy , was awarded for the 58th time . Traditionally, the 2016 Grammy Awards ceremony took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . The award is given to musicians, songwriters and other successful players in the music business. The basis was publications between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2015.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• The following were also nominated:
  • Really Love by D'Angelo and the Vanguard
  • Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
  • Blank Space by Taylor Swift
  • Can't Feel My Face from The Weeknd

Album of the Year:

• 1989 by Taylor Swift
• were also nominated
  • Sound & Color from the Alabama Shakes
  • To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
  • Traveler by Chris Stapleton
  • Beauty Behind the Madness from The Weeknd

Song of the Year:

• Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran (Authors: Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Alright by Kendrick Lamar (Authors: Kendrick Duckworth , Mark Anthony Spears, Pharrell Williams )
  • Blank Space by Taylor Swift (Authors: Max Martin , Shellback , Taylor Swift)
  • Girl Crush from Little Big Town (Authors: Hillary Lindsey , Lori McKenna , Liz Rose)
  • See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Authors: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, Cameron Thomaz )

Best New Artist:

• Meghan Trainor
• The following were also nominated:
  • Courtney Barnett
  • James Bay
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tori Kelly

pop

Best pop solo performance (Best Pop Solo Performance):

• Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
• The following were also nominated:
  • Heartbeat song by Kelly Clarkson
  • Love Me like You Do by Ellie Goulding
  • Blank Space by Taylor Swift
  • Can't Feel My Face from The Weeknd

Best Popdarbietung a duo / group (Best Pop Duo or Group Performance):

• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• The following were also nominated:
  • Ship to Wreck by Florence + the Machine
  • Sugar from Maroon 5
  • Bad Blood by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
  • See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album):

• The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern by Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
• The following were also nominated:
  • 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 and others

Best Vocal Album - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Album):

• 1989 by Taylor Swift
• The following were also nominated:
  • Piece by Piece by Kelly Clarkson
  • How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + the Machine
  • Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
  • Before This World by James Taylor

Dance / Electronica

Best Dance Recording (Best Dance Recording):

• Where Are Ü Now by Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
• The following were also nominated:
  • We're All We Need by Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
  • Go from the Chemical Brothers
  • Never Catch Me by Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
  • Runaway (U & I) by Galantis

Best dance / electronica album (Best Dance / Electronica Album):

• Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü by Skrillex and Diplo
• The following were also nominated:
  • Our Love by Caribou
  • Born in the Echoes by the Chemical Brothers
  • Caracal from Disclosure
  • In color by Jamie xx

Contemporary instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (Best Contemporary Instrumental Album):

• Sylva from Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
• The following were also nominated:
  • Guitar in the Space Age! by Bill Frisell
  • Love Language by Wouter Kellerman
  • Afrodeezia by Marcus Miller
  • The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV by Kirk Whalum

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Best rock performance (Best Rock Performance):

• Don't Wanna Fight from the Alabama Shakes
• The following were also nominated:
  • What Kind of Man by Florence + the Machine
  • Something from Nothing by the Foo Fighters
  • Ex's & Oh's from Elle King
  • Moaning Lisa Smile by Wolf Alice

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

• Cirice from Ghost
• The following were also nominated:
  • Identity by August Burns Red
  • 512 from Lamb of God
  • Thank You from Sevendust
  • Custer from Slipknot

Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):

• Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes (Authors: Brittany Howard , Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Steve Johnson, Ben Tanner )
• The following were also nominated:
  • Ex's & Oh’s by Elle King (Authors: Dave Bassett, Elle King)
  • Hold Back the River by James Bay (Authors: Iain Archer, James Bay)
  • Lydia from Highly Suspect (Authors: Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer, Johnny Stevens)
  • What Kind of Man by Florence + the Machine (Authors: John Hill, Tom Hull, Florence Welch)

Best rock album (Best Rock Album):

• Drones from Muse
• The following were also nominated:
  • Chaos and the Calm by James Bay
  • Kintsugi from Death Cab for Cutie
  • Mister Asylum from Highly Suspect
  • 5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot

alternative

Best Alternative Album (Best Alternative Music Album):

• Sound & Color from the Alabama Shakes
• The following were also nominated:
  • Vulnicura by Björk
  • The Waterfall from My Morning Jacket
  • Currents by Tame Impala
  • Star Wars from Wilco

Rhythm & Blues

Best R & B performance (Best R & B Performance):

• Earned It (Fifty Shades of Gray) by The Weeknd
• The following were also nominated:
  • 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

Best performance - Traditional R&B (Best Traditional R&B Performance):

• Little Ghetto Boy by Lalah Hathaway
• The following were also nominated:
  • He Is by Faith Evans
  • Let It Burn from Jazmine Sullivan
  • Shame of Tyrese
  • My Favorite Part of You by Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

• Really Love by D'Angelo and the Vanguard (Authors: D'Angelo, Kendra Foster)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Coffee by Miguel (Authors: Brook Davis, Miguel Pimentel)
  • Earned It (Fifty Shades of Gray) by The Weeknd (Authors: Ahmad Balshe , Stephan Moccio , Jason Quenneville , Abel Tesfaye )
  • Let It Burn by Jazmine Sullivan (Authors: Kenny B. Edmonds , Jazmine Sullivan, Dwane M. Weir II)
  • Shame von Tyrese (Authors: Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson, DJ Rogers Jr.)

Best Urban Contemporary Album (Best Urban Contemporary Album):

• Beauty Behind the Madness from The Weeknd
• The following were also nominated:
  • Ego Death from The Internet
  • You Should Be Here by Kehlani
  • Blood by Lianne La Havas
  • Wildheart by Miguel

Best R&B Album (Best R&B Album):

• Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard
• The following were also nominated:
  • Coming Home by Leon Bridges
  • Cheers to the Fall from Andra Day
  • Reality show by Jazmine Sullivan
  • Forever Charlie by Charlie Wilson

rap

Best rap performance (Best Rap Performance):

• Alright by Kendrick Lamar
• The following were also nominated:
  • Apparently by J. Cole
  • Back to Back by Drake
  • Trap Queen from Fetty Wap
  • Truffle Butter by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Best Cooperation - rap / song (Best Rap / Sung Collaboration):

• These Walls by Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal , Anna Wise & Thundercat
• The following were also nominated:
  • 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
  • Only by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake , Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song (Best Rap Song):

• Alright by Kendrick Lamar (Authors: Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears, Pharrell Williams )
• The following were also nominated:
  • All Day by Kanye West featuring Theophilus London , Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney (Authors: 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)
  • Energy by Drake (Authors: Richard Dorfmeister , Aubrey Graham , Markus Kienzl , Matthew O'Brien, Matthew Samuels, Phillip Thomas)
  • Glory by Common & John Legend (Authors: Lonnie Lynn , Che Smith , John Stephens )
  • Trap Queen by Fetty Wap (Authors: Tony Fadd, Willie J. Maxwell )

Best Rap Album (Best Rap Album):

• To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
• The following were also nominated:
  • 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole
  • Compton by Dr. Dre
  • If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake
  • The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj

Country

Best country solo performance (Best Country Solo Performance):

• Traveler by Chris Stapleton
• The following were also nominated:
  • Burning House by Cam
  • Little Toy Guns by Carrie Underwood
  • John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 by Keith Urban
  • Chances Are by Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Duo or Group Performance):

• Girl Crush from Little Big Town
• The following were also nominated:
  • Stay a Little Longer from the Osborne Brothers
  • If I Needed You by Joey + Rory
  • The Driver by Charles Kelley , Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
  • Lonely Tonight by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

• Girl Crush from Little Big Town (Authors: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna , Liz Rose)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Chances Are by Lee Ann Womack (Authors: Hayes Carll)
  • Diamond Rings and Old Barstools by Tim McGraw (Authors: Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Jonathan Singleton)
  • Hold My Hand by Brandy Clark (Authors: Brandy Clark, Mark Stephen Jones)
  • Traveler by Chris Stapleton (Author: Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album (Best Country Album):

• Traveler by Chris Stapleton
• The following were also nominated:
  • Montevallo by Sam Hunt
  • Pain Killer from Little Big Town
  • The Blade by Ashley Monroe
  • Pageant material by Kacey Musgraves

New Age

Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):

• Grace by Paul Avgerinos
• The following were also nominated:
  • Bhakti Without Borders by Madi Das
  • Voyager by Catherine Duc
  • Love by Peter Kater
  • Asia Beauty by Ron Korb

jazz

Best solo jazz improvisation (Best Improvised Jazz Solo):

• Cherokee by Christian McBride (Christian McBride Trio)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Giant Steps by Joey Alexander
  • Arbiters of Evolution by Donny McCaslin ( Maria Schneider Orchestra )
  • Friend or Foe by Joshua Redman ( The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman)
  • Past Present by John Scofield

Best Jazz Vocal Album (Best Jazz Vocal Album):

• For One to Love by Cécile McLorin Salvant
• The following were also nominated:
  • 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

Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Best Jazz Instrumental Album):

• Past Present by John Scofield
• The following were also nominated:
  • My Favorite Things by Joey Alexander
  • Breathless by Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective
  • Covered: The Robert Glasper Trio Recorded Live at Capitol Studios by Robert Glasper
  • Beautiful Life by Jimmy Greene

Best album of jazz big ensembles (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album):

• The Thompson Fields by the Maria Schneider Orchestra
• The following were also nominated:
  • Lines of Color from the Gil Evans Project
  • Cologne by Marshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band
  • Cuba: The Conversation Continues by Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
  • Home Suite Home by Patrick Williams

Best Latin Jazz Album (Best Latin Jazz Album):

• Made in Brazil by Eliane Elias
• The following were also nominated:
  • Impromptu by the Rodriguez Brothers
  • Suite Caminos by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
  • Intercambio from the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
  • Identities Are Changeable by Miguel Zenón

Gospel / Christian pop music

Best Performance / Best Song Gospel (Best Gospel Performance / Song):

• Wanna be happy? by Kirk Franklin (Author: Kirk Franklin)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Worth (live) by Anthony Brown & Group Therapy (Author: Anthony Brown)
  • Intentional by Travis Greene (Author: Travis Greene)
  • How Awesome Is Our God (live) by Israel & New Breed featuring Yolanda Adams (Authors: Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton, Meleasa Houghton)
  • Worth Fighting For (live) by Brian Courtney Wilson (Authors: Aaron Lindsey, Brian Courtney Wilson)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song:

• Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli
• The following were also nominated:
  • Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) by Crowder (Authors: Ed Cash, David Crowder, Seth Philpott)
  • Because He Lives (Amen) by Matt Maher
  • Soul On Fire by Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters (Authors: Tai Anderson, Brenton Brwon, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher, Mac Powell)
  • Feel It by Tobymac featuring Mr. Talkbox (Authors: Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Barcia, Toby McKeehan)

Best Gospel Album (Best Gospel Album):

• Covered: Alive in Asia (live) by Israel & Newbreed
• The following were also nominated:
  • Destined to Win (live) by Karen Clark Sheard
  • Living It by Dorinda Clark-Cole
  • One Place Live by Tasha Cobbs
  • Life Music: Stage Two by Jonathan McReynolds

Best album of Christian pop music (Best Contemporary Christian Music Album):

• This Is Not a Test from Tobymac
• The following were also nominated:
  • Whatever the Road by Jason Crabb
  • How Can It Be by Lauren Daigle
  • Saints and Sinners by Matt Maher
  • Love Ran Red by Chris Tomlin

Best Roots gospel album (Best Roots Gospel Album):

• Still Rockin 'My Soul from the Fairfield Four
• The following were also nominated:
  • Pray Now by Karen Peck and New River
  • Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) by Point of Grace

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album (Best Latin Pop Album):

• A quien quiera escuchar (Deluxe Edition) by Ricky Martin
• The following were also nominated:
  • Terral by Pablo Alborán
  • Healer from Alex Cuba
  • Sirope by Alejandro Sanz
  • Algo sucede by Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or urban- album (Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album):

• Hasta la raíz by Natalia Lafourcade
• Dale from Pitbull
• The following were also nominated:
  • Amanecer from Bomba Estero
  • Mondongo from La Cuneta Son Machín
  • Caja de música by Monsieur Periné

Best Album with regional Mexican music including Tejano (Best Regional Mexican Music Album - Including Tejano):

• Realidades - Deluxe Edition from Los Tigres del Norte
• The following were also nominated:
  • Mi vidio mas grande by Banda el recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga
  • Ya dime adiós from La Maquinaria Norteña
  • Zapateando from Los Cojolites
  • Tradición, arte y pasión of Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano

Best Tropical Latin Album (Best Tropical Latin Album):

• Son de Panamá by Rúben Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• The following were also nominated:
  • Tributo a los compadres: no quiero llanto from El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
  • Presente continuo by Guaco
  • Todo tiene su hora by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
  • Que suenen los tambores by Victor Manuelle

American roots

Best American Roots performance (Best American Roots performance):

• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean by Mavis Staples
• The following were also nominated:
  • And Am I Born to Die by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
  • Born to Play Guitar by Buddy Guy
  • City of Our Lady from the Milk Carton Kids
  • Julep from the Punch Brothers

Best American Roots Song (Best American Roots Song):

• 24 frames by Jason Isbell (Author: Jason Isbell)
• The following were also nominated:
  • All Night Long from the Mavericks (Authors: Raul Malo )
  • The Cost of Living by Don Henley & Merle Haggard (Authors: Don Henley, Stan Lynch )
  • Julep from the Punch Brothers (Authors: Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikely, Chris Thile, Gabe Witcher )
  • The Traveling Kind by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell (Authors: Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris)

Best Americana Album (Best Americana Album):

• Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell
• The following were also nominated:
  • The Firewatcher's Daughter by Brandi Carlile
  • The Traveling Kind by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
  • Mono from the Mavericks
  • The Phosphorescent Blues by the Punch Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):

• The Muscle Shoals Recordings from the Steeldrivers
• The following were also nominated:
  • 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

Best Blues Album (Best Blues Album):

• Born to Play Guitar by Buddy Guy
• The following were also nominated:
  • Descendants of Hill Country from the Cedric Burnside Project
  • Outskirts of Love by Shemekia Copeland
  • Worthy by Bettye LaVette
  • Muddy Waters 100 by John Primer & Various Artists

Best Folk Album (Best Folk Album):

• Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn by Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
• The following were also nominated:
  • Wood, Wire & Words by Norman Blake
  • Tomorrow Is My Turn by Rhiannon Giddens
  • Servant of Love by Patty Griffin
  • Didn't He Ramble by Glen Hansard

Best album of music with regional roots (Best Regional Roots Music Album):

• Go Go Juice by Jon Cleary
• The following were also nominated:
  • La La La La by Natalie Ai Kamauu
  • Kawaiokalena by Kealiʻi Reichel
  • Get Ready from the Revelers
  • Generations from Windwalker and the MCW

reggae

Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):

• Strictly Roots from Morgan Heritage
• The following were also nominated:
  • Branches of the Same Tree by Rocky Dawuni
  • The Cure by Jah Cure
  • Acousticalevy by Barrington Levy
  • Zion Awake by Luciano

World music

Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):

• Sings by Angélique Kidjo
• The following were also nominated:
  • Gilberto's samba ao vivo by Gilberto Gil
  • Music from Inala by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira & the Inala Ensemble
  • Home by Anoushka Shankar
  • I Have No Everything Here from the Zomba Prison Project

For children

Best Children's Album (Best Children's Album):

• Home by Tim Kubart
• The following were also nominated:
  • ¡Come bien! Eat Right! by José-Luis Orozco
  • Dark Pie Concerns Gustafer Yellowgold
  • How Great Can This Day Be by Lori Henriques
  • Trees by Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

language

Best Spoken Album (included poetry, audio books and storytelling) (Best Spoken Word Album - includes poetry, audiobooks and storytelling):

• A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety by Jimmy Carter
• The following were also nominated:
  • Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbø (audio book), read by Patti Smith
  • Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks by Dick Cavett
  • Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller (audio book), read by Janis Ian & Jean Smart
  • Yes Please from Amy Poehler and others

Comedy

Best Comedy Album (Best Comedy Album):

• Live at Madison Square Garden by Louis CK
• The following were also nominated:
  • Back to the Drawing Board by Lisa Lampanelli
  • Brooklyn from Wyatt Cenac
  • Happy. And a lot. by Jay Mohr
  • Just Being Honest by Craig Ferguson

Musical theater

Best Musical Theater Album (Best Musical Theater Album):

• Hamilton from the Original Broadway Cast with Daveed Diggs , Renée Elise Goldsberry , Jonathan Groff , Christopher Jackson , Jasmine Cephas Jones , Lin-Manuel Miranda , Leslie Odom, Jr. , Okieriete Onaodowan , Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo (producers: Alex Lacamoire, Lin -Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson, Tarik Trotter; Text and music: Lin-Manuel Miranda)
• The following were also nominated:
  • An American in Paris by the Original Broadway Cast with Leanne Cope , Max von Essen , Robert Fairchild , Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz (producers: Rob Fisher, Scott Lehrer; music: George Gershwin ; text: Ira Gershwin )
  • Fun Home by the Original Broadway Cast with Michael Cerveris , Judy Kuhn , Sydney Lucas , Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs (producers: Philip Chaffin, Tommy Krasker; music: Jeanine Tesori; text: Lisa Kron)
  • The King and I from the 2015 Broadway Cast with Ruthie Ann Miles , Kelli O'Hara , Ashley Park , Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe (producers: David Caddick, David Lai, Ted Sperling; music: Richard Rodgers ; music: Oscar Hammerstein II )
  • Something Rotten! by the Original Broadway Cast with Heidi Blickenstaff , Christian Borle , John Cariani , Brian d'Arcy James , Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders (producers: Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick , Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum, Phil Reno; text and music : Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick)

Music for visual media (film, television, video games, etc.)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

• Glen Campbell : I'll Be Me by different artists
• The following were also nominated:
  • Empire : Season 1 by different artists
  • Fifty Shades of Gray by various artists
  • Pitch Perfect 2 by different artists
  • Selma from different performers

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:

• Birdman by Antonio Sánchez
• The following were also nominated:
  • The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat
  • Interstellar by Hans Zimmer
  • The Theory of Everything by Jóhann Jóhannsson
  • Whiplash by Justin Hurwitz

Best Song Written for Visual Media :

• Glory by Common & John Legend (writers: Lonnie Lynn , Che Smith , John Stephens ; film: Selma )
• The following were also nominated:
  • Earned It by The Weeknd (Authors: Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, Abel Tesfaye ; Film: Fifty Shades of Gray )
  • Love Me like You Do by Ellie Goulding (authors: Savan Kotecha, Max Martin , Tove Nilsson , Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh; film: Fifty Shades of Gray )
  • See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (Authors: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, Cameron Thomaz ; Film: Fast & Furious 7 )
  • Til It Happens to You by Lady Gaga (Authors: Stefani Germanotta , Diane Warren ; Film: The Hunting Ground )

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

• The Afro Latin Jazz Suite by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa (Composer: Arturo O'Farrill)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Civil War by the Bob Mintzer Big Band (Composer: Bob Mintzer)
  • Confetti Man from the Turtle Island Quartet (Composer: David Balakrishnan )
  • Neil of the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band (Composer: Rich DeRosa )
  • Vespers by Marshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band (composer: Marshall Gilkes)

Best instrumental or a cappella arrangement (Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella):

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pentatonix (Arrangers: Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado, Kevin Olusola )
• The following were also nominated:
  • Bruno Mars from Vocally Challenged (Arrangers: Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin, J. Moss)
  • Do You Hear What I Hear? by Committed (Arranger: Armand Hutton)
  • Ghost of a Chance by Bob James & Nathan East (Arranger: Bob James)
  • You and the Night and the Music by the John Fedchock New York Big Band (Arranger: John Fedchock)

Best Arrangement of instruments and vocals (Best Arrangement, Instruments and vocals):

• Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) by David Bowie (Arranger: Maria Schneider )
• The following were also nominated:
  • Be My Muse by Lorraine Feather (Arranger: Shelly Berg)
  • 52nd & Broadway by Patrick Williams featuring Patti Austin (Arranger: Patrick Williams)
  • Garota de Ipanema by Catina DeLuna featuring Otmaro Ruiz (Arranger: Otmaro Ruiz)
  • When I Come Home by Jimmy Greene with Javier Colon (Arranger: Jimmy Greene)

Special editions

Best Recording Package (Best Recording Package):

• Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys by Asleep at the Wheel (Art Directors: Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds, Dick Reeves)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Alagoas by Alagoas (Artistic Director: Alex Trochut)
  • Bush by Snoop Dogg (Artistic Director: Anita Marisa Boriboon)
  • How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition) by Florence + the Machine (Artistic Director: Brian Roettinger)
  • My Happiness by Elvis Presley (Artistic Director: Nathanio Strimpopulos)

Best package as a box or special limited edition (Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package):

• The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32) by various artists (Artistic Directors: Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood, Jack White)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Beneath the Skin (Deluxe Box Set) by Of Monsters and Men (Artistic Director: Leif Podhajsky)
  • I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl) by Father John Misty (Art Directors: Sasha Barr, Josh Tillman)
  • Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition) by the Rolling Stones (Art Directors: Stephen Kennedy, James Tilley)
  • 30 Trips Around the Sun by Grateful Dead (Art Directors: Doran Tyson, Steve Vance)
  • What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set) by the Decemberists (Artistic Directors: Carson Ellis , Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako)

Accompanying texts

Best Album Notes:

• Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced by Joni Mitchell (Author: Joni Mitchell)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937–1946 by various artists (author: James P. Leary )
  • Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection by Lead Belly (Author: Jeff Place )
  • Portrait of an American Singer by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Author: Ted Olson )
  • Songs of the Night: Dance Recordings, 1916–1925 by Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra (Author: Ryan Barna )

Historical

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

• The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 by Bob Dylan and the Band (compilation producers: Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust, Jeff Rosen; technology: Peter J. Moore)
• The following were also nominated:
  • The Complete Concert by the Sea by Erroll Garner (producers of the compilation: Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem, Steve Rosenthal; technique: Jessica Thompson)
  • Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985 by various interpreters (producer of the compilation: Kevin Howes; technique: Greg Mindorff)
  • Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings, 1947–1959 by various interpreters (producers of the compilation: Steven Lance Ledbetter, Nathan Salsburg; technique: Michael Graves)
  • Songs My Mother Taught Me by Fannie Lou Hamer (compilation producer: Mark Puryear; technician: Pete Reiniger)

Production without classical music

Best mix of an album (Best Engineered Album):

• Sound & Color from the Alabama Shakes (Technique: Shawn Everett; Mastering: Bob Ludwig)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Before This World by James Taylor (Technique: Dave O'Donnell; Mastering: Ted Jensen)
  • Currency of Man by Melody Gardot (Technique: Maxime Le Guil; Mastering: Bernie Grundman)
  • Recreational Love by The Bird and the Bee (Technique: Greg Kurstin, Alex Pasco; Mastering: Emily Lazar)
  • Wallflower by Diana Krall (Technique: Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag, Jorge Vivo; Mastering: Paul Blakemore)

Producer of the Year (Producer of the Year):

• Jeff Bhasker
• The following were also nominated:
  • Dave Cobb
  • Diplo
  • Larry Klein
  • Blake Mills

Best Remix Recording (Best Remixed Recording):

• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars : Dave Audé Remix
• The following were also nominated:
  • Berlin by Overnight by Daniel Hope : CFCF Remix
  • Hold On by JES , Shant & Clint Maximus : Fatum Remix by Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold
  • Runaway (U&I) by Galantis : Cascade Remix by Ryan Raddon
  • Say My Name by Odesza featuring Zyra : RAC Remix by André Allen Anjos

Production, surround sound

Best surround sound album (Best Surround Sound Album):

• Amused to Death by Roger Waters (Technique: James Guthrie , Joel Plante)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Amdahl : Astrognosia & Aesop from the Norwegian Radio Orchestra under the direction of Ingar Heine Bergby (Technique: Morten Lindberg )
  • Magnificat by Øyvind Gimse , Anita Brevik , Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene (technique: Morten Lindberg )
  • Shostakovich : 7th Symphony by the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi (Technique: Erdo Groot, Philip Traugott)
  • Spes from Cantus under the direction of Tove Ramlo-Ystad (Technique: Morten Lindberg )

Production, classical

Best mix of an album (Best Engineered Album):

• Ask Your Mama from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by George Manahan (Technique: Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Justin Merrill, Patricia Sullivan)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Dutilleux : Métaboles; L'Arbre des songes; Symphony no. 2 "Le Double" by Augustin Hadelich and the Seattle Symphony under the direction of Ludovic Morlot (technique: Dmitriy Lipay, Alexander Lipay)
  • Monteverdi : Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria by Jennifer Rivera , Fernando Guimarães and Boston Baroque under the direction of Martin Pearlman (technique: Robert Friedrich, Michael Bishop)
  • Rachmaninow : All-Night Vigil by the Phoenix Chorale and the Kansas City Chorale under the direction of Charles Bruffy (Technique: Beyong Joon Hwang, John Newton, Mark Donahue)
  • Saint-Saëns : Symphony No. 3 'Organ' by the Kansas City Symphony under the direction of Michael Stern (Technique: Keith O. Johnston, Sean Royce Martin)

Classical Producer of the Year (Classical):

• Judith Sherman
• The following were also nominated:
  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • Manfred Eicher
  • Marina A. Ledin , Victor Ledin
  • Dan Merceruio

Classical music

Best orchestral performance:

• Shostakovich : Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Andris Nelsons
• The following were also nominated:
  • Bruckner : Symphony No. 4 by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Manfred Honeck
  • Dutilleux : Métaboles; L'Arbre des songes; Symphony no. 2 'Le Double' by the Seattle Symphony conducted by Ludovic Morlot
  • Spirit of the American Range by the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar
  • Zhou Long & Chen Yi : Symphony "Humen 1839" by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Darrell Ang

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

• Ravel : L'enfant et les sortilèges ; Shéhérazade by Isabel Leonard , the Saito Kinen Orchestra , the SKF Matsumoto Chorus and the SKF Matsumoto Children's Choir under the direction of Seiji Ozawa (Producer: Dominic Fyfe )
• The following were also nominated:
  • Janáček : Jenůfa by Will Hartmann , Michaela Kaune , Jennifer Larmore and orchestra and choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin under the direction of Donald Runnicles (producer: Magdalena Herbst )
  • Monteverdi : Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria by Jennifer Rivera , Fernando Guimarães and Boston Baroque under the direction of Martin Pearlman (producer: Thomas C. Moore )
  • Mozart : The Abduction from the Seraglio by Diana Damrau , Paul Schweinester , Rolando Villazón and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin (producer: Sid McLauchlan )
  • Steffani : Niobe, regina di Tebe by Karina Gauvin , Philippe Jaroussky and the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra under the direction of Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs (producer: Renate Wolter-Seevers )

Best choral performance (Best Choral Performance):

• Rachmaninov : All-Night Vigil by Paul Davidson , Frank Fleschner , Toby Vaughn Kidd , Bryan Pinkall , Julia Scozzafava , Bryan Taylor , Joseph Warner , the Phoenix Chorale and the Kansas City Chorale conducted by Charles Bruffy
• The following were also nominated:
  • Beethoven : Missa solemnis by Anton Barachovsky , Genia Kühmeier , Elisabeth Kulman , Hanno Müller-Brachmann , Mark Padmore and the Bavarian Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Bernard Haitink and Peter Dijkstra
  • Monteverdi : Vespers of 1610 by Jeremy Budd , Grace Davidson , Ben Davies , Mark Dobell , Eamonn Dougan , Charlotte Mobbs and The Sixteen under the direction of Harry Christophers
  • Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings by James K. Bass , Laura Mercado-Wright , Eric Neuville , Lauren Snouffer , Faith DeBow , Stephen Redfield and Conspirare conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
  • Paulus : Far in the Heavens by Sara Fraker , Matthew Goinz , Thea Lobo , OwenMcIntosh , Kathryn Mueller , Christine Vivona , the True Concord Orchestra and the True Concord Voices under the direction of Eric Holtan

Best Chamber / small ensemble performance (Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance):

• Filament from Eighth Blackbird
• The following were also nominated:
  • Brahms : The Piano Trios by Tanja Tetzlaff , Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
  • 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 the Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

Best Classical Instrumental Solo (Best Classical Instrumental Solo):

• Dutilleux : Violin Concerto, L'Arbre des songes by Augustun Hadelich with the Seattle Symphony conducted by Ludovic Morlot
• The following were also nominated:
  • Grieg & Moszkowski : Piano Concertos by Joseph Moog with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern under the direction of Nicholas Milton
  • Mozart : Keyboard Music, Vol. 7 by Kristian Bezuidenhout
  • Rachmaninov Variations by Daniil Trifonov with the Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Rzewski : The People Uited Will Never Be Defeated! by Ursula Oppens with Jerome Lowenthal

Best Classical Vocal Solo (Best Classical Vocal Solo):

• Joyce & Tony - Live from Wigmore Hall by Joyce DiDonato accompanied by Antonio Pappano
• The following were also nominated:
  • Beethoven : To the distant beloved ; Haydn : English Songs; Mozart : Masonic Cantata by Mark Padmore accompanied by Kristian Bezuidenhout
  • Nessun dorma - The Puccini Album by Jonas Kaufmann with Kristīne Opolais , Antonio Pirozzi , Massimo Simeoli , the Coro and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under the direction of Antonio Pappano
  • Rouse : Seeing; Kabir Padavali of Talise Trevigne with Orion Weiss and the Albany Symphony under the direction of David Alan Miller
  • St. Petersburg by Cecilia Bartoli with I Barocchisti under the direction of Diego Fasolis

Best Traditional collection program (Best Classical Compendium):

• Paul : Three Places of Enlightenment; Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto by Nathan J. Laube and the Nashville Symphony conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero (Producer: Tim Handley )
• The following were also nominated:
  • As Dreams Fall Apart - The Golden Age of Jewish Stage and Film Music (1925–1955) by the New Budapest Orpheum Society (producer: Jim Ginsburg )
  • Ask Your Mama from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by George Manahan (Producer: Judith Sherman )
  • Handel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato , 1740 by the Gabrieli Consort & Players under the direction of Paul McCreesh (producer: Nicholas Parker )
  • Woman at the New Piano by Nadia Shpachenko (producers: Marina A. Ledin , Victor Ledin )

Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Contemporary Classical Composition):

• Prayers & Remembrances by Stephen Paulus (interpreter: True Concord Voices & Orchestra under the direction of Eric Holtan )
• The following were also nominated:
  • The Importance of Being Earnest by Gerald Barry (interpreters: Barbara Hannigan , Katalin Károlyi , Hilary Summers , Peter Tantsits and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group under the direction of Thomas Adès )
  • Play by Andrew Norman (interpreter: Boston Modern Orchestra Project under the direction of Gil Rose )
  • Stroke by Joan Tower (interpreter: Cho-Liang Lin and the Nashville Symphony under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero )
  • Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe (interpreter: The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Bang on a Can All-Stars under the direction of Julian Wachner )

Music video / film

Best Music Video (Best Music Video):

• Bad Blood by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (Director: Joseph Kahn; Producer: Ron Morhoff)
• The following were also nominated:
  • LSD by ASAP Rocky (Director: Dexter Navy; Producer: Shin Nishigaki)
  • I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) by The Dead Weather (Directors: Cooper Roberts, Ian Schwartz; Producers: Candice Dragonas, Nathan Scherrer)
  • Alright by Kendrick Lamar (Direction: The Little Homies, Colin Tilley; Producers: Brandon Bonfiglio, Dave Free, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta)
  • Freedom by Pharrell Williams (Direction: Paul Hunter; Producers: Candice Dragonas, Nathan Scherrer)

Best Music Film (Best Music Film):

• Amy by Amy Winehouse (Director: Asif Kapadia; Producer: James Gay-Rees)
• The following were also nominated:
  • Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown by James Brown (Direction: Alex Gibney; Producers: Peter Afterman, Blair Foster, Mick Jagger , Victoria Pearman)
  • Sonic Highways by the Foo Fighters (Directed by Dave Grohl ; Producers: John Cutcliffe, John Silva, Gaby Skolnek, Kristen Welsh)
  • What happened, Miss Simone? by Nina Simone (Direction: Liz Garbus; Producers: Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson, Justin Wilkes)
  • The Wall Live by Roger Waters (Directors: Sean Evans , Roger Waters; Producers: Clare Spencer, Roger Waters)

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1. ↑ Final Nominations List. Grammy.com, December 7, 2014
2. ↑ German: Dance of the Sugar Fairy from The Nutcracker

Web links

• List of nominees