# 61st Annual Grammy Awards

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, each of whom spoke about the impact that music had on their lives.
The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. Nominations were announced on December 7, 2018.
Dolly Parton was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two days prior on February 8, 2019.
Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations, with eight. Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves tied for the most wins of the night with four each. Childish Gambino did not attend the ceremony and became the first major award winner to be absent since Amy Winehouse in 2008. "This Is America" producer Ludwig Göransson and recording engineer Riley Mackin accepted the Record of the Year Grammy on Gambino's behalf.

## Nominations announcement

Nominations were to be announced on December 5, 2018, but were delayed to Friday, December 7, 2018 following the death and state funeral of former President George H.W. Bush.

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Camila Cabello J Balvin Ricky Martin Young Thug Arturo Sandoval | "Havana" "Pégate" "Mi Gente" |
| Shawn Mendes Miley Cyrus | "In My Blood" |
| Kacey Musgraves | "Rainbow" |
| Janelle Monáe | "Make Me Feel" "Django Jane" "Pynk" |
| Post Malone Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Stay" "Rockstar" "Dark Necessities" |
| Kacey Musgraves Katy Perry Dolly Parton Miley Cyrus Maren Morris Little Big Town | Tribute to Dolly Parton "Here You Come Again" "Jolene" "After the Gold Rush" "Red Shoes" "9 to 5" |
| H.E.R. | "Hard Place" |
| Cardi B Chloe Flower | "Money" |
| Alicia Keys | "Maple Leaf Rag" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" "Lucid Dreams" "Unforgettable" "Clocks" "Use Somebody" "Boo'd Up" "In My Feelings" "Doo Wop (That Thing)" "Empire State of Mind" |
| Dan + Shay | "Tequila" |
| Diana Ross | "The Best Years of My Life" "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" |
| Lady Gaga Mark Ronson Andrew Wyatt Anthony Rossomando | "Shallow" |
| Travis Scott James Blake Philip Bailey | "Stop Trying to Be God" "No Bystanders" |
| Jennifer Lopez Smokey Robinson Alicia Keys Ne-Yo | Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration "Dancing in the Street" "Please Mr. Postman" "Money (That's What I Want)" "Do You Love Me" "ABC" "My Girl" "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "War" "Square Biz" "Another Star" |
| Brandi Carlile | "The Joke" |
| Chloe x Halle | Tribute to Donny Hathaway "Where Is the Love" |
| St. Vincent Dua Lipa | "Masseduction" "One Kiss" |
| Fantasia Andra Day Yolanda Adams | Tribute to Aretha Franklin "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" |

## Presenters

* Devin McCourty and Julian Edelman – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
* Nina Dobrev – introduced Kacey Musgraves
* Alicia Keys and John Mayer – presented Song of the Year
* Anna Kendrick – introduced Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, and Dolly Parton
* Alicia Keys – introduced Shawn Mendes and Miley Cyrus
* Kane Brown, Meghan Trainor, Luke Combs – presented Best Country Album
* Dan + Shay – presented Best Rap Song
* Alicia Keys – introduced Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick – introduced Diana Ross
* Alicia Keys – introduced Lady Gaga
* Eve and Swizz Beatz – introduced Travis Scott, James Blake, and Philip Bailey
* Alicia Keys and Smokey Robinson – introduced Jennifer Lopez, Smokey Robinson, and Ne-Yo
* BTS – presented Best R&B Album
* Kelsea Ballerini – introduced Brandi Carlile
* Leon Bridges and Charlie Wilson – introduced Chloe x Halle
* Chloe x Halle – presented Best Rap Album
* Wilmer Valderrama – introduced St. Vincent and Dua Lipa
* Alessia Cara and Bob Newhart – presented Best New Artist
* Jimmy Jam – introduced outgoing President of the Recording Academy Neil Portnow
* Neil Portnow – introduced in memoriam montage
* Alicia Keys – announced Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
* Alicia Keys – presented Record of the Year and Album of the Year

### Premiere ceremony

Listed in no particular order.
* Shaggy
* Lzzy Hale of Halestorm
* Kalani Pe'a
* Questlove
* Cécile McLorin Salvant
* Tokimonsta
* Jimmy Jam

## Nominations and winners

Winners are highlighted in Bold

### General
#### Record of the Year

* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
** Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
* "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
** Invincible, J. White Did It, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite, Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay & Simone Torres, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
* "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
** Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
* "God's Plan" – Drake
** Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
** Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
* "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
** Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
* "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
** Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
* "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
** Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

#### Album of the Year

* Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
** Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
* Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
** Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
* By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
** Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
* Scorpion – Drake
** Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
* H.E.R. – H.E.R.
** Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
* Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
** Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
* Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe
** Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
* Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By – (Various Artists)
** Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

#### Song of the Year

* "This Is America"
** Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffrey Lamar Williams, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
* "All the Stars"
** Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
* "Boo'd Up"
** Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
* "God's Plan"
** Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
* "In My Blood"
** Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
* "The Joke"
** Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
* "The Middle"
** Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
* "Shallow"
** Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

#### Best New Artist

* Dua Lipa
* Chloe x Halle
* Luke Combs
* Greta Van Fleet
* H.E.R.
* Margo Price
* Bebe Rexha
* Jorja Smith

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

* "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" – Lady Gaga
* "Colors" – Beck
* "Havana" (Live) – Camila Cabello
* "God Is a Woman" – Ariana Grande
* "Better Now" – Post Malone

#### Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
* "Fall in Line" – Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato
* "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Backstreet Boys
* "'S Wonderful" – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
* "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
* "Say Something" – Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
* "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

#### Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

* My Way – Willie Nelson
* Love Is Here to Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
* Nat King Cole & Me – Gregory Porter
* Standards (Deluxe) – Seal
* The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! – Barbra Streisand

#### Best Pop Vocal Album

* Sweetener – Ariana Grande
* Camila – Camila Cabello
* Meaning of Life – Kelly Clarkson
* Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
* Beautiful Trauma – P!nk
* Reputation – Taylor Swift

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

* "Electricity" – Silk City & Dua Lipa featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
** Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer
* "Northern Soul" – Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford
** Above & Beyond & Andrew Bayer, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers
* "Ultimatum" – Disclosure featuring Fatoumata Diawara
** Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
* "Losing It" – Fisher
** Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Grainger, mixer
* "Ghost Voices" – Virtual Self
** Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer

#### Best Dance/Electronic Album

* Woman Worldwide – Justice
* Singularity – Jon Hopkins
* Treehouse – Sofi Tukker
* Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides – SOPHIE
* Lune Rouge – TOKiMONSTA

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

* Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band
* The Emancipation Procrastination – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
* Modern Lore – Julian Lage
* Laid Black – Marcus Miller
* Protocol IV – Simon Phillips

### Rock
#### Best Rock Performance

* "When Bad Does Good" – Chris Cornell (posthumous)
* "Four Out of Five" – Arctic Monkeys
* "Made an America" – Fever 333
* "Highway Tune" – Greta Van Fleet
* "Uncomfortable" – Halestorm

#### Best Metal Performance

* "Electric Messiah" – High on Fire
* "Condemned to the Gallows" – Between the Buried and Me
* "Honeycomb" – Deafheaven
* "Betrayer" – Trivium
* "On My Teeth" – Underoath

#### Best Rock Song

* "Masseduction"
** Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
* "Black Smoke Rising"
** Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka, & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
* "Jumpsuit"
** Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
* "Mantra"
** Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls, & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me the Horizon)
* "Rats"
** Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

#### Best Rock Album

* From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet
* Rainier Fog – Alice in Chains
* Mania – Fall Out Boy
* Prequelle – Ghost
* Pacific Daydream – Weezer

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

* Colors – Beck
* Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino – Arctic Monkeys
* Utopia – Björk
* American Utopia – David Byrne
* Masseduction – St. Vincent

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

* "Best Part" – H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar
* "Long as I Live" – Toni Braxton
* "Summer" – The Carters
* "Y O Y" – Lalah Hathaway
* "First Began" – PJ Morton

#### Best Traditional R&B Performance

* "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" – Leon Bridges
* "How Deep Is Your Love" – PJ Morton featuring Yebba
* "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" – Bettye LaVette
* "Honest" – MAJOR.
* "Made for Love" – Charlie Wilson featuring Lalah Hathaway

#### Best R&B Song

* "Boo'd Up"
** Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
* "Come Through and Chill"
** Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
* "Feels Like Summer"
** Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
* "Focus"
** Darhyl Camper Jr., H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
* "Long as I Live"
** Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

#### Best Urban Contemporary Album

* Everything Is Love – The Carters
* The Kids Are Alright – Chloe x Halle
* Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
* War & Leisure – Miguel
* Ventriloquism – Meshell Ndegeocello

#### Best R&B Album

* H.E.R. – H.E.R.
* Sex & Cigarettes – Toni Braxton
* Good Thing – Leon Bridges
* Honestly – Lalah Hathaway
* Gumbo Unplugged – PJ Morton

### Rap
#### Best Rap Performance

* "King's Dead" – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
* "Bubblin" – Anderson .Paak
* "Be Careful" – Cardi B
* "Nice for What" – Drake
* "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott, Drake & Swae Lee

#### Best Rap/Sung Performance

* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
* "Like I Do" – Christina Aguilera featuring Goldlink
* "Pretty Little Fears" – 6lack featuring J. Cole
* "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
* "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

#### Best Rap Song

* "God's Plan"
** Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
* "King's Dead"
** Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Axel Morgan, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
* "Lucky You"
** R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)
* "Sicko Mode"
** Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake & Swae Lee)
* "Win"
** K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

#### Best Rap Album

* Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
* Swimming – Mac Miller
* Victory Lap – Nipsey Hussle
* Daytona – Pusha T
* Astroworld – Travis Scott

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

* "Butterflies" – Kacey Musgraves
* "Wouldn't It Be Great?" – Loretta Lynn
* "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – Maren Morris
* "Millionaire" – Chris Stapleton
* "Parallel Line" – Keith Urban

#### Best Country Duo/Group Performance

* "Tequila" – Dan + Shay
* "Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
* "When Someone Stops Loving You" – Little Big Town
* "Dear Hate" – Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
* "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

#### Best Country Song

* "Space Cowboy"
** Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
* "Break Up in the End"
** Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
* "Dear Hate"
** Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill)
* "I Lived It"
** Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
* "Tequila"
** Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
* "When Someone Stops Loving You"
** Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

#### Best Country Album

* Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
* Unapologetically – Kelsea Ballerini
* Port Saint Joe – Brothers Osborne
* Girl Going Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
* From a Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton

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

* Opium Moon – Opium Moon
* Hiraeth – Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann
* Beloved – Snatam Kaur
* Molecules of Motion – Steve Roach
* Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island – Jim Kimo West

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

* "Don't Fence Me In" – John Daversa, soloist
* "Some of That Sunshine" – Regina Carter, soloist
* "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloists
* "De-Dah" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
* "Cadenas" – Miguel Zenón, soloist

#### Best Jazz Vocal Album

* The Window – Cécile McLorin Salvant
* My Mood Is You – Freddy Cole
* The Questions – Kurt Elling
* The Subject Tonight Is Love – Kate McGarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
* If You Really Want – Raul Midón with Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza

#### Best Jazz Instrumental Album

* Emanon – The Wayne Shorter Quartet
* Diamond Cut – Tia Fuller
* Live in Europe – Fred Hersch Trio
* Seymour Reads the Constitution! – Brad Mehldau Trio
* Still Dreaming – Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

#### Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

* American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom – John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists
* All About That Basie – Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
* Presence – Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
* All Can Work – John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
* Barefoot Dances and Other Visions – Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

#### Best Latin Jazz Album

* Back to the Sunset – Dafnis Prieto Big Band
* Heart of Brazil – Eddie Daniels
* West Side Story Reimagined – Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
* Cinque – Elio Villafranca
* Yo Soy La Tradición – Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet

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

* "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin
** Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
* "You Will Win" – Jekalyn Carr
** Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
* "Won't He Do It" – Koryn Hawthorne
** Koryn Hawthorne
* "Cycles" – Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE
** Jonathan McReynolds & Will Reagan, songwriters
* "A Great Work" – Brian Courtney Wilson
** Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

#### Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

* "You Say" – Lauren Daigle
** Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
* "Reckless Love" – Cory Asbury
** Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
* "Joy." – For King & Country
** Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
* "Grace Got You" – MercyMe featuring John Reuben
** David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
* "Known" – Tauren Wells
** Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters

#### Best Gospel Album

* Hiding Place – Tori Kelly
* One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr
* Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds
* The Other Side – The Walls Group
* A Great Work – Brian Courtney Wilson

#### Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

* Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle
* Hallelujah Here Below – Elevation Worship
* Living With a Fire – Jesus Culture
* Surrounded – Michael W. Smith
* Survivor: Live from Harding Prison – Zach Williams

#### Best Roots Gospel Album

* Unexpected – Jason Crabb
* Clear Skies – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
* Favorites: Revisited by Request – The Isaacs
* Still Standing – The Martins
* Love Love Love – Gordon Mote

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

* Sincera – Claudia Brant
* Prometo – Pablo Alborán
* Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
* 2:00 AM – Raquel Sofía
* Vives – Carlos Vives

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

* Aztlán – Zoé
* Claroscura – Aterciopelados
* COASTCITY – COASTCITY
* Encanto Tropical – Monsieur Periné
* Gourmet – Orishas

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

* ¡México Por Siempre! – Luis Miguel
* Primero Soy Mexicana – Ángela Aguilar
* Mitad y Mitad – Calibre 50
* Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II – Aida Cuevas
* Cruzando Borders – Los Texmaniacs
* Leyendas de Mi Pueblo – Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernández

#### Best Tropical Latin Album

* Anniversary – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
* Pa' Mi Gente – Charlie Aponte
* Legado – Formell y Los Van Van
* Orquesta Akokán – Orquesta Akokán
* Ponle Actitud – Felipe Peláez

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

* "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
* "Kick Rocks" – Sean Ardoin
* "St. James Infirmary Blues" – Jon Batiste
* "All on My Mind" – Anderson East
* "Last Man Standing" – Willie Nelson

#### Best American Roots Song

* "The Joke"
** Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
* "All the Trouble"
** Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
* "Build a Bridge"
** Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
* "Knockin' on Your Screen Door"
** Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
* "Summer's End"
** Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

#### Best Americana Album

* By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
* Things Have Changed – Bettye LaVette
* The Tree of Forgiveness – John Prine
* The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone – Lee Ann Womack
* One Drop of Truth – The Wood Brothers

#### Best Bluegrass Album

* The Travelin' McCourys – The Travelin' McCourys
* Portraits in Fiddles – Mike Barnett
* Sister Sadie II – Sister Sadie
* Rivers and Roads – The Special Consensus
* North of Despair – Wood & Wire

#### Best Traditional Blues Album

* The Blues Is Alive and Well – Buddy Guy
* Something Smells Funky 'Round Here – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
* Benton County Relic – Cedric Burnside
* No Mercy in This Land – Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
* Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker) – Maria Muldaur

#### Best Contemporary Blues Album

* Please Don't Be Dead – Fantastic Negrito
* Here in Babylon – Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
* Cry No More – Danielle Nicole
* Out of the Blues – Boz Scaggs
* Victor Wainwright and the Train – Victor Wainwright and the Train

#### Best Folk Album

* All Ashore – Punch Brothers
* Whistle Down the Wind – Joan Baez
* Black Cowboys – Dom Flemons
* Rifles & Rosary Beads – Mary Gauthier
* Weed Garden – Iron & Wine

#### Best Regional Roots Music Album

* No 'Ane'i – Kalani Pe'a
* Kreole Rock and Soul – Sean Ardoin
* Spyboy – Cha Wa
* Aloha from Na Hoa – Na Hoa
* Mewasinsational: Cree Round Dance Songs – Young Spirit

### Reggae
#### Best Reggae Album

* 44/876 – Sting & Shaggy
* As the World Turns – Black Uhuru
* Reggae Forever – Etana
* Rebellion Rises – Ziggy Marley
* A Matter of Time – Protoje

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

* Freedom – Soweto Gospel Choir
* Deran – Bombino
* Fenfo – Fatoumata Diawara
* Black Times – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
* The Lost Songs of World War II – Yiddish Glory

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

* All the Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
* Building Blocks – Tim Kubart
* Falu's Bazaar – Falu
* Giants of Science – The Pop Ups
* The Nation of Imagine – FRANK & DEANE

### Spoken Word
#### Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

* Faith: A Journey for All – Jimmy Carter
* Accessory to War – Courtney B. Vance
* Calypso – David Sedaris
* Creative Quest – Questlove
* The Last Black Unicorn – Tiffany Haddish

### Comedy
#### Best Comedy Album

* Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle
* Annihilation – Patton Oswalt
* Noble Ape – Jim Gaffigan
* Standup for Drummers – Fred Armisen
* Tamborine – Chris Rock

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

* The Band's Visit – Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
* Carousel – Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
* Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Andrew Lloyd Webber & Harvey Mason Jr., producers (Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
* My Fair Lady – Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai, & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
* Once on This Island – Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)

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

* The Greatest Showman – Hugh Jackman (& various artists)
** Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers
* Call Me by Your Name – (Various artists)
** Luca Guadagnino, compilation producer; Robin Urdang, music supervisor
* Deadpool 2 – (Various artists)
** David Leitch & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; John Houlihan, music supervisor
* Lady Bird – (Various artists)
** Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Michael Hill & Brian Ross, music supervisors
* Stranger Things – (Various artists)
** Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Nora Felder, music supervisor

#### Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

* Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson, composer
* Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
* Coco – Michael Giacchino, composer
* The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat, composer
* Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams, composer

#### Best Song Written for Visual Media

* "Shallow" (from A Star Is Born)
** Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
* "All the Stars" (from Black Panther)
** Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
* "Mystery of Love" (from Call Me by Your Name)
** Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
* "Remember Me" (from Coco)
** Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
* "This Is Me" (from The Greatest Showman)
** Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)

### Composing
#### Best Instrumental Composition

* "Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)"
** Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
* "Chrysalis"
** Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
* "Infinity War"
** Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
* "Mine Mission"
** John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
* "The Shape of Water"
** Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

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

* "Stars and Stripes Forever"
** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists)
* "Batman Theme (TV)"
** Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman featuring Wynton Marsalis)
* "Change the World"
** Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
* "Madrid Finale"
** John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
* "The Shape of Water"
** Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)

#### Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

* "Spiderman Theme"
** Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
* "It Was a Very Good Year"
** Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
* "Jolene"
** Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
* "Mona Lisa"
** Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
* "Niña"
** Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)

### Packaging
#### Best Recording Package

* Masseduction
** Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
* Be the Cowboy
** Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
* Love Yourself: Tear
** Doohee Lee, art director (BTS)
* The Offering
** Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
* Well Kept Thing
** Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)

#### Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

* Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
** Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
* Appetite for Destruction (Locked n' Loaded Box)
** Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N' Roses)
* I'll Be Your Girl
** Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
* Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
** Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)
* Too Many Bad Habits
** Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)