# 59th Annual Grammy Awards

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016.
James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The pre-telecast ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main event and was hosted by comedian Margaret Cho.
The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016. Beyoncé acquired the most nominations with nine. Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West received eight nominations each, while Chance the Rapper followed with seven nominations. Tom Elmhirst won six awards from six nominations as an engineer/mixer. Among the artists, Adele was the biggest winner of the night, receiving five trophies, including Album of the Year for 25, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for "Hello". Adele also became the first musician in history to win all three general field awards in the same ceremony twice, previously winning all three categories in 2012. David Bowie and Greg Kurstin followed with four trophies. Chance the Rapper won for Best New Artist alongside two other awards.

## Performers

Performers adapted from International Business Times.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Adele | "Hello" |
| The Weeknd Daft Punk | "Starboy" (intro) "I Feel It Coming" |
| Keith Urban Carrie Underwood | "The Fighter" |
| Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" |
| Lukas Graham Kelsea Ballerini | "7 Years" "Peter Pan" |
| Beyoncé | "Love Drought" "Sandcastles" |
| Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like" |
| Katy Perry Skip Marley | "Chained to the Rhythm" |
| William Bell Gary Clark Jr. | "Born Under a Bad Sign" |
| Maren Morris Alicia Keys | "Once" |
| Adele | Tribute to George Michael "Fastlove" |
| Metallica Lady Gaga | "Moth into Flame" |
| Sturgill Simpson The Dap-Kings | Tribute to Sharon Jones "All Around You" |
| Demi Lovato Tori Kelly Little Big Town Andra Day | Tribute to the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" "Tragedy" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Night Fever" |
| A Tribe Called Quest Anderson .Paak Busta Rhymes Consequence | "Award Tour" "Movin Backwards" "We the People...." |
| The Time Bruno Mars | Tribute to Prince "Jungle Love" "The Bird" "Let's Go Crazy" |
| Pentatonix | "ABC" |
| Chance the Rapper Kirk Franklin Francis and the Lights Tamela Mann Nicole Steen | "How Great" "All We Got" |
| John Legend Cynthia Erivo | In Memoriam "God Only Knows" |

## Presenters

Source: Grammy.com
* Jennifer Lopez – presented Best New Artist
* Paris Jackson – introduced the Weeknd and Daft Punk
* John Travolta – introduced Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood
* Nick Jonas – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
* Katharine McPhee and The Chainsmokers – presented Best Rock Song
* Ryan Seacrest – introduced Lukas Graham and Kelsea Ballerini
* Tina Knowles – introduced Beyoncé
* Camila Cabello and Thomas Rhett – presented Best Country Solo Performance
* Little Big Town – introduced Katy Perry and Skip Marley
* William Bell and Gary Clark Jr. – presented Best Urban Contemporary Album
* Gina Rodriguez – introduced Maren Morris and Alicia Keys
* Taraji P. Henson – presented Best Rap Album
* Laverne Cox – introduced Metallica and Lady Gaga
* Dwight Yoakam – introduced Sturgill Simpson
* DNCE – introduced Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Little Big Town and Andra Day
* Celine Dion – presented Song of the Year
* Solange – introduced A Tribe Called Quest and Anderson .Paak
* Halsey and Jason Derulo – introduced Chance the Rapper and Kirk Franklin
* Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – presented Record of the Year and Album of the Year

### Premiere ceremony

In order of appearance:
* Margaret Cho - main host (presented Rock, Pop, Producer and Visual Media categories and Best Musical Theater Album)
* Lauren Daigle and For King and Country (presented Gospel/Contemporary Christian, Engineering (Non Classical), Packaging and Arranging categories and Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes, Best Surround Sound Album and Best Instrumental Composition)
* O'Connor Band - "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?"
* René Marie (presented Gospel categories, Best New Age Album, Best World Music Album, Best Children's Album, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Music Video and Best Music Film)
* Ravi Coltrane and Third Coast Percussion - "Mallet Quartet"
* Sarah Jarosz (presented Classical, Engineering (Classical) and Dance categories)
* Judy Collins - "Suzanne" (Tribute to Leonard Cohen)
* Brendon Urie (presented Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Jazz, Country categories and Best Roots Gospel Album)
* Northern Cree and Carla Morrison - "Cree Cuttin'"/"Un Beso"
* Mya (presented Latin and American Roots categories)
* Ziggy Marley - "Amen"
* Jimmy Jam (presented R&B and Rap categories and Best Reggae Album, Best Comedy Album)

## Nominees and winners

* Taken from the Grammys website.
* The winners are in bold.

### General

Record of the Year
* "Hello" – Adele
** Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
* "Formation" – Beyoncé
** Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
* "7 Years" – Lukas Graham
** Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
* "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
** Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
* "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
** Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
* 25 – Adele
** Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
* Lemonade – Beyoncé
** James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, Boots, Jonny Coffer, DannyBoyStyles, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik Yusef, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
* Purpose – Justin Bieber
** Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & Soundz, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
* Views – Drake
** dvsn, Future, Kyla, PartyNextDoor, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
* A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
** Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
* "Hello"
** Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
* "Formation"
** Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
* "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
** Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
* "Love Yourself"
** Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
* "7 Years"
** Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist
* Chance the Rapper
* Kelsea Ballerini
* The Chainsmokers
* Maren Morris
* Anderson .Paak

### Pop
#### Best Pop Solo Performance

* "Hello" – Adele
* "Hold Up" – Beyoncé
* "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
* "Piece by Piece" (Idol Version) – Kelly Clarkson
* "Dangerous Woman" – Ariana Grande

#### Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

* "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
* "Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
* "7 Years" – Lukas Graham
* "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
* "Cheap Thrills" – Sia featuring Sean Paul

#### Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

* Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin – Willie Nelson
* Cinema – Andrea Bocelli
* Fallen Angels – Bob Dylan
* Stages Live – Josh Groban
* Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway – Barbra Streisand

#### Best Pop Vocal Album

* 25 – Adele
* Purpose – Justin Bieber
* Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
* Confident – Demi Lovato
* This Is Acting – Sia

### Dance/Electronic
#### Best Dance Recording

* "Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
** The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer
* "Tearing Me Up" – Bob Moses
** Bob Moses, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
* "Never Be Like You" – Flume featuring Kai
** Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
* "'Rinse & Repeat" – Riton featuring Kah-Lo
** Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
* "Drinkee" – Sofi Tukker
** Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer

#### Best Dance/Electronic Album

* Skin – Flume
* Electronica 1: The Time Machine – Jean-Michel Jarre
* Epoch – Tycho
* Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future – Underworld
* Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII – Little Louie Vega

### Contemporary Instrumental
#### Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

* Culcha Vulcha – Snarky Puppy
* Human Nature – Herb Alpert
* When You Wish Upon a Star – Bill Frisell
* Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY – Steve Gadd Band
* Unspoken – Chuck Loeb

### Rock
#### Best Rock Performance

* "Blackstar" – David Bowie
* "Joe" (Live from Austin City Limits) – Alabama Shakes
* "Don't Hurt Yourself" – Beyoncé featuring Jack White
* "The Sound of Silence" (Live on Conan) – Disturbed
* "Heathens" – Twenty One Pilots

#### Best Metal Performance

* "Dystopia" – Megadeth
* "Shock Me" – Baroness
* "Silvera" – Gojira
* "Rotting in Vain" – Korn
* "The Price Is Wrong" – Periphery

#### Best Rock Song

* "Blackstar"
** David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
* "Burn the Witch"
** Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
* "Hardwired"
** James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
* "Heathens"
** Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
* "My Name Is Human"
** Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)

#### Best Rock Album

* Tell Me I'm Pretty – Cage the Elephant
* California – Blink-182
* Magma – Gojira
* Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco
* Weezer – Weezer

### Alternative
#### Best Alternative Music Album

* Blackstar – David Bowie
* 22, A Million – Bon Iver
* The Hope Six Demolition Project – PJ Harvey
* Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop
* A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead

### R&B
#### Best R&B Performance

* "Cranes in the Sky" – Solange
* "Turnin' Me Up" – BJ the Chicago Kid
* "Permission" – Ro James
* "I Do" – Musiq Soulchild
* "Needed Me" – Rihanna

#### Best Traditional R&B Performance

* "Angel" – Lalah Hathaway
* "The Three of Me" – William Bell
* "Woman's World" – BJ the Chicago Kid
* "Sleeping with the One I Love" – Fantasia
* "Can't Wait" – Jill Scott

#### Best R&B Song

* "Lake by the Ocean"
** Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
* "Come and See Me"
** J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor featuring Drake)
* "Exchange"
** Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
* "Kiss It Better"
** Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
* "Luv"
** Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)

#### Best Urban Contemporary Album

* Lemonade – Beyoncé
* Ology – Gallant
* We Are King – KING
* Malibu – Anderson .Paak
* Anti – Rihanna

#### Best R&B Album

* Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway
* In My Mind – BJ the Chicago Kid
* Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
* Healing Season – Mint Condition
* Smoove Jones – Mýa

### Rap
#### Best Rap Performance

* "No Problem" – Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
* "Panda" – Desiigner
* "Pop Style" – Drake featuring The Throne
* "All the Way Up" – Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
* "THat Part" – ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West

#### Best Rap/Sung Performance

* "Hotline Bling" – Drake
* "Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
* "Broccoli" – DRAM featuring Lil Yachty
* "Ultralight Beam" – Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
* "Famous" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Swizz Beatz

#### Best Rap Song

* "Hotline Bling"
** Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
* "All the Way Up"
** Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared)
* "Famous"
** Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
* "No Problem"
** Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O'bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz)
* "Ultralight Beam"
** Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)

#### Best Rap Album

* Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper
* and the Anonymous Nobody... – De La Soul
* Major Key – DJ Khaled
* Views – Drake
* Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
* The Life of Pablo – Kanye West

### Country
#### Best Country Solo Performance

* "My Church" – Maren Morris
* "Love Can Go to Hell" – Brandy Clark
* "Vice" – Miranda Lambert
* "Church Bells" – Carrie Underwood
* "Blue Ain't Your Color" – Keith Urban

#### Best Country Duo/Group Performance

* "Jolene" – Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
* "Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
* "21 Summer" – Brothers Osborne
* "Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney & Pink
* "Think of You" – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope

#### Best Country Song

* "Humble and Kind"
** Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
* "Blue Ain't Your Color"
** Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
* "Die a Happy Man"
** Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
* "My Church"
** busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
* "Vice"
** Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

#### Best Country Album

* A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
* Big Day in a Small Town – Brandy Clark
* Full Circle – Loretta Lynn
* Hero – Maren Morris
* Ripcord – Keith Urban

### New Age
#### Best New Age Album

* White Sun II – White Sun
* Orogen – John Burke
* Dark Sky Island – Enya
* Inner Passion – Peter Kater & Tina Guo
* Rosetta – Vangelis

### Jazz
#### Best Improvised Jazz Solo

* "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – John Scofield, soloist
* "Countdown" – Joey Alexander, soloist
* "In Movement" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
* "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloist
* "I Concentrate on You" – Brad Mehldau, soloist

#### Best Jazz Vocal Album

* Take Me to the Alley – Gregory Porter
* Sound of Red – René Marie
* Upward Spiral – Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
* Harlem on My Mind – Catherine Russell
* The Sting Variations – The Tierney Sutton Band

#### Best Jazz Instrumental Album

* Country for Old Men – John Scofield
* Book of Intuition – Kenny Barron Trio
* Dr. Um – Peter Erskine
* Sunday Night at the Vanguard – The Fred Hersch Trio
* Nearness – Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau

#### Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

* Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom – Ted Nash Big Band
* Real Enemies – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
* MONK'estra, Vol. 1 – John Beasley
* Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles – John Daversa
* All L.A. Band – Bob Mintzer

#### Best Latin Jazz Album

* Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac – Chucho Valdés
* Entre Colegas – Andy González
* Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw – Brian Lynch & various artists
* Canto América – Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
* 30 – Trio Da Paz

### Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
#### Best Gospel Performance/Song

* "God Provides" – Tamela Mann
** Kirk Franklin, songwriter
* "It's Alright, It's OK" – Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
** Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
* "You're Bigger [Live]" – Jekalyn Carr
** Allundria Carr, songwriter
* "Made a Way [Live]" – Travis Greene
** Travis Greene, songwriter
* "Better" – Hezekiah Walker
** Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters

#### Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

* "Thy Will" – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
** Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
* "Trust in You" – Lauren Daigle
** Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
* "Priceless" – For King & Country
** Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
* "King of the World" – Natalie Grant
** Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
* "Chain Breaker" – Zach Williams
** Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

#### Best Gospel Album

* Losing My Religion – Kirk Franklin
* Listen – Tim Bowman Jr.
* Fill This House – Shirley Caesar
* A Worshipper's Heart [Live] – Todd Dulaney
* Demonstrate [Live] – William Murphy

#### Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

* Love Remains – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
* Poets & Saints – All Sons & Daughters
* American Prodigal – Crowder
* Be One – Natalie Grant
* Youth Revival [Live] – Hillsong Young & Free

#### Best Roots Gospel Album

* Hymns That Are Important to Us – Joey + Rory
* Better Together – Gaither Vocal Band
* Nature's Symphony in 432 – The Isaacs
* Hymns and Songs of Inspiration – Gordon Mote
* God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson – (Various Artists); Jeffrey Gaskill, producer

### Latin
#### Best Latin Pop Album

* Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy
* Ilusión – Gaby Moreno
* Similares – Laura Pausini
* Seguir Latiendo – Sanalejo
* Buena Vida – Diego Torres

#### Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

* iLevitable – ile
* L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad o Nosotros) – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
* Buenaventura – La Santa Cecilia
* Los Rakas – Los Rakas
* Amor Supremo – Carla Morrison

#### Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

* Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) – Vicente Fernández
* Raíces – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
* Hecho a Mano – Joss Favela
* Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006 – La Maquinaria Norteña
* Tributo a Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

#### Best Tropical Latin Album

* Donde Están? – Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
* Conexión – Fonseca
* La Fantasia Homenaje a Juan Formell – Formell y Los Van Van
* 35 Aniversario – Grupo Niche
* La Sonora Santanera en Su 60 Aniversario – Sonora Santanera

### American Roots
#### Best American Roots Performance

* "House of Mercy" – Sarah Jarosz
* "Ain't No Man" – The Avett Brothers
* "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" – The Blind Boys of Alabama
* "Factory Girl" – Rhiannon Giddens
* "Wreck You" – Lori McKenna

#### Best American Roots Song

* "Kid Sister"
** Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
* "Alabama at Night"
** Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
* "City Lights"
** Jack White, songwriter (Jack White/The White Stripes)
* "Gulfstream"
** Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars)
* "Wreck You"
** Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)

#### Best Americana Album

* This Is Where I Live – William Bell
* True Sadness – The Avett Brothers
* The Cedar Creek Sessions – Kris Kristofferson
* The Bird and the Rifle – Lori McKenna
* Kid Sister – The Time Jumpers

#### Best Bluegrass Album

* Coming Home – O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor
* Original Traditional – Blue Highway
* Burden Bearer – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
* The Hazel and Alice Sessions – Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
* North by South – Claire Lynch

#### Best Traditional Blues Album

* Porcupine Meat – Bobby Rush
* Can't Shake the Feeling – Lurrie Bell
* Live at the Greek Theatre – Joe Bonamassa
* Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II) – Luther Dickinson
* The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers – Vasti Jackson

#### Best Contemporary Blues Album

* The Last Days of Oakland – Fantastic Negrito
* Love Wins Again – Janiva Magness
* Bloodline – Kenny Neal
* Give It Back to You – The Record Company
* Everybody Wants a Piece – Joe Louis Walker

#### Best Folk Album

* Undercurrent – Sarah Jarosz
* Silver Skies Blue – Judy Collins & Ari Hest
* Upland Stories – Robbie Fulks
* Factory Girl – Rhiannon Giddens
* Weighted Mind – Sierra Hull

#### Best Regional Music Album

* E Walea – Kalani Pe'a
* Broken Promised Land – Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
* It's a Cree Thing – Northern Cree
* Gulfstream – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars
* I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country – (Various Artists); Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers

### Reggae
#### Best Reggae Album

* Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley
* Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
* Rose Petals – J Boog
* Everlasting – Raging Fyah
* Falling Into Place – Rebelution
* SOJA: Live in Virginia – SOJA

### World Music
#### Best World Music Album

* Sing Me Home – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
* Destiny – Celtic Woman
* Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
* Land of Gold – Anoushka Shankar
* Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live – Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil

### Children's
#### Best Children's Album

* Infinity Plus One – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
* Explorer of the World – Frances England
* Novelties – Recess Monkey
* Press Play – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
* Saddle Up – The Okee Dokee Brothers

### Spoken Word
#### Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)

* In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox – Carol Burnett
* The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo – Amy Schumer
* M Train – Patti Smith
* Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk – Various Artists
* Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink – Elvis Costello

### Comedy
#### Best Comedy Album

* Talking for Clapping – Patton Oswalt
* ...America...Great... – David Cross
* American Myth – Margaret Cho
* Boyish Girl Interrupted – Tig Notaro
* Live at the Apollo – Amy Schumer

### Musical Theatre
#### Best Musical Theater Album

* The Color Purple – Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers; (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
* Bright Star – Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
* Fiddler on the Roof – Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers; (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
* Kinky Boots – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
* Waitress – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

### Music for Visual Media
#### Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

* Miles Ahead – (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
** Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers
* Amy – (Various Artists)
** Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers
* Straight Outta Compton – (Various Artists)
** O'Shea Jackson & Andre Young, compilation producers
* Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists)
** Mike Caren, Darren Higman, William Moseley & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
* Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 – (Various Artists)
** Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers

#### Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

* Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams, composer
* Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman, composer
* The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone, composer
* The Revenant – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
* Stranger Things, Vol. 1 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
* Stranger Things, Vol. 2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers

#### Best Song Written for Visual Media

* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)
* "Heathens" – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (performed by Twenty One Pilots)
* "Just Like Fire" – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Pink & Shellback, songwriters (performed by Pink)
* "Purple Lamborghini" – Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (performed by Skrillex & Rick Ross)
* "Try Everything" – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (performed by Shakira)
* "The Veil" – Peter Gabriel, songwriter (performed by Peter Gabriel)

### Composing
#### Best Instrumental Composition

* "Spoken at Midnight"
** Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
* "Bridge of Spies (End Title)"
** Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
* "The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Big Band)"
** Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
* "Flow"
** Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
* "L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock – Verisione Integrale"
** Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

### Arranging
#### Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

* "You and I"
** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
* "Ask Me Now"
** John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
* "Good 'Swing' Wenceslas"
** Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
* "Linus & Lucy"
** Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
* "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
* "We Three Kings"
** Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)

#### Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

* "Flintstones"
** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
* "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
** Gordon Goodwin, arranger2 (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
* "Do You Want to Know a Secret
** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
* "The Music"
** Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
* "Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)"
** Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)

### Packaging
#### Best Recording Package

* Blackstar
** Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
* Anti (Deluxe Edition)
** Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
* Human Performance
** Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
* Sunset Motel
** Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
* 22, A Million
** Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)

#### Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

* Édith Piaf 1915–2015
** Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Édith Piaf)
* 401 Days
** Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
* I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
** Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
* Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)
** Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
* Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)
** Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)