61st Annual Grammy Awards

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 to the Grammy Awards 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 Grammys and became the first major award winner to be absent from the ceremony since Amy Winehouse in 2008. "This Is America" producer Ludwig Göransson and recording engineer Riley Mackin accepted the Record of the Year Grammy on behalf of Childish Gambino.
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
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 RonsonJarami, 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 AlbumWoman Worldwide – JusticeSingularity – 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 AlbumFrom the Fires – Greta Van FleetRainier Fog – Alice in Chains
Mania – Fall Out Boy
Prequelle – Ghost
Pacific Daydream – Weezer
Alternative
Best Alternative Music AlbumColors – BeckTranquility 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" – "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)
Notes
Best Album Notes
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
David Evans, album notes writer (Various artists)
Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924
James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various artists)
4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings of America's Iconic Instrument
Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writer (Charles A. Asbury)
The 1960 Time Sessions
Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra
David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various artists)
Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13/1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)
Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
Historical
Best Historical Album
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various artists)
Any Other Way
Rob Bowman, Douglas McGowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane)
At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight...
Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various artists)
Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War
Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various artists)
A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Colors
Julian Burg, Şerban Ghenea, David "Elevator" Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck)
All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
Earthtones
Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)
Head Over Heels
Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Emerson Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
Voicenotes
Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams
"Apeshit" (The Carters)
Man of the Woods (Justin Timberlake)
No One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D)
"Stir Fry" (Migos)
Sweetener (Ariana Grande)
Boi-1da
"Be Careful" (Cardi B)
"Diplomatic Immunity" (Drake)
"Friends" (The Carters)
"God's Plan" (Drake)
"Heard About Us" (The Carters)
"Lucky You" (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)
"Mob Ties" (Drake)
"No Limit" (G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky & Cardi B)
Larry Klein
"All These Things" (Thomas Dybdahl)
Anthem (Madeleine Peyroux)
The Book of Longing (Luciana Souza)
"Can I Have It All" (Thomas Dybdahl)
Junk (Hailey Tuck)
"Look at What We've Done" (Thomas Dybdahl)
Meaning to Tell Ya (Molly Johnson)
Linda Perry
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Willa Amai)
Served Like a Girl (Various artists)
28 Days in the Valley (Dorothy)
Kanye West
Daytona (Pusha T)
Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts)
K.T.S.E. (Teyana Taylor)
Nasir (Nas)
Ye (Kanye West)
Best Remixed Recording
"Walking Away" (Mura Masa Remix)
Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)
"Audio" (CID Remix)
CID, remixer (LSD)
"How Long" (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)
Maurizio Colella & Christian Hirt, remixers (Charlie Puth)
"Only Road" (Cosmic Gate Remix)
Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden featuring Sub Teal)
"Stargazing" (Kaskade Remix)
Kaskade, remixer (Kygo featuring Justin Jesso)
Production, Immersive Audio
Best Immersive Audio Album
Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition
Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
Folketoner
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Seven Words from the Cross
Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
Sommerro: Ujamaa & the Iceberg
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
Symbol
Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
John Williams at the Movies
Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)
Liquid Melancholy: Clarinet Music of James M. Stephenson
Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)
Visions and Variations
Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Arnesen: Infinity – Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei)
Aspects of America (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer, Heidi Stober, Daniel Belcher, Houston Grand Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
Heggie: Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Music of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
Paterson: Three Way – A Trio of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
David Frost
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (Jonathan Biss)
Mirror in Mirror (Anne Akiko Meyers, Kristjan Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Mozart: Idomeneo (James Levine, Alan Opie, Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
Presentiment (Orion Weiss)
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Sebastian Weigle, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
Elizabeth Ostrow
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
The Road Home (Joshua Habermann & Santa Fe Desert Chorale)
Judith Sherman
Beethoven Unbound (Llŷr Williams)
Black Manhattan Volume 3 (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
Bolcom: Piano Music (Various artists)
Del Tredici: March to Tonality (Mark Peskanov & various artists)
Love Comes in at the Eye (Timothy Jones, Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt)
Meltzer: Variations on a Summer Day & Piano Quartet (Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur)
Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (Marcy Rosen & Lydia Artymiw)
New Music for Violin and Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto)
Reich: Pulse/Quartet (Colin Currie Group & International Contemporary Ensemble)
Dirk Sobotka
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Thierry Fischer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony)
Music of the Americas (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works
David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Adams: Doctor Atomic
John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (The BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
Lully: Alceste
Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Chœur de chambre de Namur)
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Verdi: Rigoletto
Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men of the Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance
McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Kastalsky: Memory Eternal
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Rachmaninov: The Bells
Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Seven Words from the Cross
Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Anderson, Laurie: Landfall – Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach – The Danish String Quartet
Blueprinting – Aizuri Quartet
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto for Two Pianos – Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin
Visions and Variations – A Far Cry
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Kernis: Violin Concerto – James Ehnes Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Yuja Wang
Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Biber: The Mystery Sonatas – Christina Day Martinson
Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Joshua Bell (The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields)
Glass: Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square
Craig Morris
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Songs of Orpheus: Monteverdi, Caccini, d'India & Landi – Karim Sulayman Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles ARC – Anthony Roth Costanzo
Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons du Roy)
The Handel Album – Philippe Jaroussky
Artaserse, ensemble
Mirages – Sabine Devieilhe
François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles)
Schubert: Winterreise – Randall Scarlata
Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
Best Classical Compendium
Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Gold
The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer
The John Adams Edition
Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
John Williams at the Movies
Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi
Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Kernis: Violin Concerto
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Du Yun: Air Glow
Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Heggie: Great Scott
Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin
Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
"This Is America" – Childish Gambino
Hiro Murai, video directors; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
"Apeshit" – The Carters
Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
"I'm Not Racist" – Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
"Pynk" – Janelle Monáe
Emma Westenburg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
"Mumbo Jumbo" – Tierra Whack
Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
Best Music Film
Quincy – Quincy Jones
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
Life in 12 Bars – Eric Clapton
Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
Whitney – (Whitney Houston)
Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
Itzhak – Itzhak Perlman
Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
The King – (Elvis Presley)
Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Dolly Parton
Lifetime Achievement Award
Black Sabbath
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
Billy Eckstine
Donny Hathaway
Julio Iglesias
Sam & Dave
Dionne Warwick
Trustees Award
Lou Adler
Ashford & Simpson
Johnny Mandel
Technical Grammy Award
Saul Walker
Music Educator Award
Jeffery Redding (of West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida)
Grammy Hall of Fame inductions
In Memoriam
James Ingram
Roy Clark
Harold Bradley
Freddie Hart
Kenny O'Dell
Bonnie Guitar
Nancy Wilson
Charles Aznavour
Morgana King
Vic Damone
Carol Channing
Dennis Edwards
Barbara Alston
Joe Jackson
James "Big Jim" Wright
Ray Sawyer
Jim Rodford
Gary Burden
Avicii
Alan R. Pearlman
Marty Balin
Ed King
John Perry Barlow
Tony Joe White
Otis Rush
Jim Malloy
Mac Miller
Roy Hargrove
Cecil Taylor
Bill Watrous
Geoff Emerick
David Bianco
Russ Solomon
Montserrat Caballé
Katherine Hoover
James Mallinson
Clarence Fountain
Yvonne Staples
Daryle Singletary
Lari White
Sanger D. Shafer
Randy Scruggs
María Dolores Pradera
Lucho Gatica
Wah Wah Watson
D.J. Fontana
Roger Clark
Reggie Young
Daryl Dragon
Dave Rowland
Galt MacDermot
Michel Legrand
Patrick Williams
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Dan Cleary
Jeremy Geffen
Billy Sammeth
Angelica Cob-Baehler
Norman Gimbel
Don Grierson
Russ Regan
Roy Wunsch
Howell Begle
Charles Neville
Henry Butler
Aretha Franklin
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:
Eight:
Kendrick Lamar
Seven:
Drake
Six:
Boi-1da
Brandi Carlile
Five:
Cardi B
Mike Bozzi
Lady Gaga
Childish Gambino
H.E.R.
Maren Morris
Sounwave
Four:
Dave Cobb
Ludwig Göransson
Greta Van Fleet
40
Post Malone
Manny Marroquin
PJ Morton
Kacey Musgraves
SZA
Three:
Beck
Toni Braxton
Cardo
The Carters (Beyoncé & Jay-Z)
John Daversa
Alexandre Desplat
Grey
Phil Hanseroth
Tim Hanseroth
Lalah Hathaway
Dave Kutch
John Prine
Jay Rock
Mark Ronson
Travis Scott
Al Shux
Chris Stapleton
Zedd
Two:
Christina Aguilera
Blanton Alspaugh
Arctic Monkeys
Sean Ardoin
Chris Athens
Louis Bell
Tony Bennett
Big Hawk
Brian Blade
James Blake
Leslie Brathwaite
Leon Bridges
Brothers Osborne
Camila Cabello
Noel Cadastre
Noel "Gadget" Campbell
Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper
Jekalyn Carr
Chloe x Halle
J. Cole
Bradley Cooper
Lauren Daigle
DJ Mustard
Mark Donahue
Larrance Dopson
Tom Elmhirst
Tobias Forge
David Frost
Future
Şerban Ghenea
Ben Glover
Ariana Grande
John Hanes
Fred Hersch
Daveon Jackson
Joelle James
Shooter Jennings
Jordan K. Johnson
Stefan Johnson
Tori Kelly
Brock Korsan
Diana Krall
Evan LaRay
Bettye LaVette
Swae Lee
Colin Leonard
Morten Lindberg
Dua Lipa
Marcus Lomax
Joyner Lucas
Pete Lyman
Ella Mai
Chase McGill
Pat McLaughlin
Jonathan McReynolds
Brad Mehldau
Shawn Mendes
Vince Mendoza
Randy Merrill
Miguel
Janelle Monáe
Willie Nelson
Elizabeth Ostrow
Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
John Powell
Simon Rattle
Bebe Rexha
Anthony Rossomando
St. Vincent
Matt Schaeffer
Dan Smyers
Dirk Sobotka
Eddie Spear
Anthony Tiffith
21 Savage
Randy Waldman
John Williams
Brian Courtney Wilson
Lee Ann Womack
Andrew Wyatt
Miguel Zenón
Chris Zwarg
The following received multiple awards:
Four:
Childish Gambino
Kacey Musgraves
Three:
Brandi Carlile
John Daversa
Lady Gaga
Ludwig Göransson
Two:
Beck
Lauren Daigle
H.E.R.
Tori Kelly
Dua Lipa
Mark Ronson
Category changes
For the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, multiple category changes are being made;
In the General Field (which comprises the awards for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist), the number of nominees in each category was increased from five to eight.
In the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, music supervisors will now be eligible.
The award for Best Surround Sound Album is being renamed Best Immersive Audio Album.
Controversy
On February 4, 2019, it was reported that American singer Ariana Grande would not be performing at or attending the Grammys, due to a dispute with producer Ken Ehrlich. On February 7, 2019, Grande made a public statement on the matter, she alleged that Ehrlich stifled her creativity and tried to stipulate what song she could perform. She then later went on and alleged that Ehrlich "lied" and she could "pull together a performance over night."
On February 11, 2019, Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj backed up Grande and alleged Ehrilch "bullied" her. Minaj later said in a statement on Twitter: "I was bullied into staying quiet for 7 years out of fear. But I'll tell my fans the REAL on the next episode of #QueenRadio they deserve the truth."
References
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