Grammy Awards 2017

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The 2017 Grammy Awards were held on February 12th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . It was the 59th award of the most important US music award, with which musicians, songwriters and other successful players in the music business are recognized. The 2017 award was based on publications between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016.

The big winner of the awards was the British singer Adele , who won five times with her album 25 and the song Hello , including in the three main categories for album, song and single of the year. Also five posthumous awards went to David Bowie and his last album Blackstar . In addition to the rock and alternative genre categories, it was also recognized for technology and design. Chance the Rapper underscored his victory in the newcomer category with two more rap Grammys. Nine times nominated Beyoncé received only two awards, one of them for the music video for Formation . Other two award-winning musicians were Drake , Lalah Hathaway , John Scofield , Hillary Scott , Sarah Jarosz and Jacob Collier .

The only German award winner was Dorothea Röschmann in the category Best Classical Solo Singing Album for Schumann & Berg , which she recorded with piano accompaniment from Mitsuko Uchida .

Megadeth received their first Grammy 26 years after their first nomination on the twelfth attempt. There were even 42 years between the first nomination for the song Jolene by Dolly Parton and this year's award. The new recording with Pentatonix earned her the eighth Grammy out of 48 nominations.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

Best pop solo performance (Best Pop Solo Performance):

Best Pop Performance by a Duo / Group (Best Pop Duo / Group Performance):

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

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

Dance / Electronica

Best Dance Recording (Best Dance Recording):

Best dance / electronic album (Best Dance / Electronic Album):

Contemporary instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (Best Contemporary Instrumental Album):

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Best rock performance (Best Rock Performance):

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):

Best rock album (Best Rock Album):

alternative

Best Alternative Album (Best Alternative Music Album):

Rhythm & Blues

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

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

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album (Best Urban Contemporary Album):

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

rap

Best rap performance (Best Rap Performance):

Best Performance - Rap / Singing (Best Rap / Sung Performance):

Best Rap Song (Best Rap Song):

Best Rap Album (Best Rap Album):

Country

Best country solo performance (Best Country Solo Performance):

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

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

Best Country Album (Best Country Album):

New Age

Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):

jazz

Best solo jazz improvisation (Best Improvised Jazz Solo):

Best Jazz Vocal Album (Best Jazz Vocal Album):

Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Best Jazz Instrumental Album):

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

Best Latin Jazz Album (Best Latin Jazz Album):

Gospel / Christian pop music

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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song:

Best Gospel Album (Best Gospel Album):

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

Best Roots gospel album (Best Roots Gospel Album):

  • Hymns by Joey + Rory
  • The following were also nominated:
    • Better Together from the Gaither Vocal Band
    • Nature's Symphony in 432 by the Isaacs
    • Hymns and Songs of Inspiration by Gordon Mote
    • God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson by various artists (Producer: Jeffrey Gaskill)

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album (Best Latin Pop Album):

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

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

Best Tropical Latin Album (Best Tropical Latin Album):

American roots

Best American Roots performance (Best American Roots performance):

Best American Roots Song (Best American Roots Song):

Best Americana Album (Best Americana Album):

Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):

Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):

Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):

Best Folk Album (Best Folk Album):

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

reggae

Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):

World music

Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):

For children

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

language

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

  • In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett
  • The following were also nominated:
    • The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
    • M Train by Patti Smith
    • Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk by John Doe with Tom DeSavia and Friends (Producers: Tom DeSavia, John Doe, Scott Sherratt, Dan Zitt)
    • Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello

Comedy

Best Comedy Album (Best Comedy Album):

Musical theater

Best Musical Theater Album (Best Musical Theater Album):

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

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Best Song Written for Visual Media :

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

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

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

Special editions

Best Recording Package (Best Recording Package):

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

  • Edith Piaf 1915–2015 by Edith Piaf (Artistic Director: Gérard Lo Monaco)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • 401 Days by J. Views (Artistic Directors: Jonathan Dagan , Mathias Høst Normark)
    • I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are so Beautiful Yet so Unaware of It (Box-Set) by The 1975 (Artistic Directors: Samuel Burgess-Johnson, Matthew Healy )
    • Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Trey Anastasio (Artistic Director: Matt Taylor)
    • Tug of War (Deluxe Edition) by Paul McCartney (Artistic Directors: Simon Earith, James Musgrave)

Accompanying texts

Best Album Notes:

  • Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along by Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake (writers: Ken Bloom, Richard Carlin)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection by Kris Kristofferson (Author: Mikal Gilmore)
    • The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp by various performers (Writers: Ted Olson, Tony Russell)
    • Ork Records: New York, New York by various artists (writers: Rob Sevier, Ken Shipley)
    • Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890-1900 by various interpreters (Author: Richard Martin)

Historical

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition) by Bob Dylan (compilation producers: Steve Berkowitz, Jeff Rosen; technique: Mark Wilder)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 by various artists (producers of the compilation: April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin, Philip D. Schuyler; technique: Rick Fisher, Michael Graves)
    • Ork Records: New York, New York by various artists (compilation producer: Rob Sevier, Ken Shipley; technique: Jeff Lipton, Maria Rice)
    • Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 by Vladimir Horowitz (producers of the compilation: Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer, Robert Russ ; technology: Andreas K. Meyer, Jeanne Montalvo)
    • Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890-1900 by various interpreters (producer of the compilation: Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey, Richard Martin; technique: Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian, Richard Martin)

Production without classical music

Best mix of an album (Best Engineered Album):

  • Blackstar by David Bowie (Technique: David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen, Tony Visconti ; Mastering: Joe LaPorta)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • Are You Serious by Andrew Bird (Technique: Tchad Blake, David Boucher; Mastering: Bob Ludwig)
    • Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt (Technique: Ryan Freeland; Mastering: Kim Rosen)
    • Hitnrun Phase Two by Prince (Technique: Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince, Justin Stanley; Mastering: Dylan Dresdow)
    • Undercurrent by Sarah Jarosz (Technique: Shani Gandhi, Gary Paczosa; Mastering: Paul Blakemore)

Producer of the Year, without classical (Producer of the Year, Non-Classical):

Best Remix Recording (Best Remixed Recording):

Production, surround sound

Best surround sound album (Best Surround Sound Album):

Production, classical

Best mix of an album (Best Engineered Album):

Classical Producer of the Year (Classical):

Classical music

Best orchestral performance:

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance (Best Choral Performance):

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

Best Traditional Intrumentalsolo (Best Classical Instrumental Solo):

Best Traditional Solo Vocal Album (Best Classical Solo Vocal Album):

Best Traditional collection program (Best Classical Compendium):

Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Contemporary Classical Composition):

Music video / film

Best Music Video (Best Music Video):

  • Formation by Beyoncé (Director: Melina Matsoukas ; Producer: Nathan Scherrer)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • River by Leon Bridges (Direction: Miles Jay; Producers: Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman, Saul Levitz)
    • Up & Up by Coldplay (Direction: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia; Producers: Juliette Larthe, Natan Schottenfels)
    • Gosh by Jamie XX (Direction: Romain Gavras ; Producer: Iconoclast)
    • Upside Down & Inside Out by OK Go (Directed by Damian Kulash Jr. , Trish Sie ; Producers: Melissa Murphy, John O'Grady)

Best Music Film (Best Music Film):

  • The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years by the Beatles (Direction: Ron Howard ; Producers: Brian Grazer , Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci, Nigel Sinclair)
  • The following were also nominated:
    • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead by Steve Aoki (Direction: Justin Krook; Producers: Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb , Ryan Kavanaugh , Happy Walters, Matthew Weaver)
    • Lemonade from Beyoncé (directed by Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Kahlil Joseph; producer: Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
    • The Music of Strangers by Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble (Direction: Morgan Neville ; Producer: Caitrin Rogers )
    • American Saturday Night: Live from the Grand Ole Opry by various artists (Direction: George J. Flanigen IV; Producers: Steve Buchanan, John Burke, Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher, George J. Flanigen IV)

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  1. ↑ Beyoncé Leads Grammy® Nominations with Nine; Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West Each Garner Eight , Grammy.org, December 6, 2016

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