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  • Grammy.com. The announcement was pushed back from Dec. 5 due to President George H.W. Bush's funeral.

    The two most-nominated people at the 61st annual Grammy Awards are both hip-hop. Kendrick Lamar leads with eight noms, and Drake follows with seven. Producer Boi-1da and Brandi Carlile earned six apiece, making Carlile the most nominated woman at the 2019 Grammys. Cardi B, Childish Gambino, H.E.R., Lady Gaga, Maren Morris, producer Sounwave and mastering engineer Mike Bozzi follow with five nods.




    Below is the complete 61st Grammy nominations list for recordings released during the eligibility year (Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018). The 61 Grammy Awards air Feb. 10 on CBS, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

    General Field
    Category 1 - Record Of The Year
    (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

    • "I Like It"
    Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
    Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
    Track from: Invasion Of Privacy

    • "The Joke"
    Brandi Carlile
    Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
    Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You

    • "This Is America"
    Childish Gambino
    Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, 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; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

    • "All The Stars"
    Kendrick Lamar & SZA
    Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
    Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

    • "Rockstar"
    Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
    Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

    • "The Middle"
    Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
    Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

    General Field
    Category 2 - Album Of The Year
    (Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)

    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, H.E.R. & 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; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

    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

    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

    General Field
    Category 3 - Song Of The Year
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "All The Stars"
    Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
    Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

    • "Boo'd Up"
    Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
    Track from: Ready

    • "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)
    Track from: Shawn Mendes

    • "The Joke"
    Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
    Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You

    • "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)

    • "This Is America"
    Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

    General Field
    Category 4 - Best New Artist
    (An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)

    • Chloe x Halle

    • Luke Combs

    • Greta Van Fleet

    • H.E.R.

    • Dua Lipa
    Track from: Dua Lipa

    • Margo Price

    • Bebe Rexha

    • Jorja Smith

    Field 1 - Pop
    Category 5 - Best Pop Solo Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Colors"
    Beck
    Track from: Colors

    • "Havana (Live)"
    Camila Cabello

    • "God Is A Woman"
    Ariana Grande

    • "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)"
    Lady Gaga

    • "Better Now"
    Post Malone

    Field 1 - Pop
    Category 6 - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Fall In Line"
    Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
    Track from: Liberation

    • "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
    Backstreet Boys

    • "'S Wonderful"
    Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
    Track from: Love Is Here To Stay

    • "Shallow"
    Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

    • "Girls Like You"
    Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
    Track from: Red Pill Blues

    • "Say Something"
    Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton

    • "The Middle"
    Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

    Field 1 - Pop
    Category 7 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.)

    Love Is Here To Stay
    Tony Bennett & Diana Krall

    My Way
    Willie Nelson

    Nat "King" Cole & Me
    Gregory Porter

    Standards (Deluxe)
    Seal

    The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!
    Barbra Streisand

    Field 1 - Pop
    Category 8 - Best Pop Vocal Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)

    Camila
    Camila Cabello

    Meaning Of Life
    Kelly Clarkson

    Sweetener
    Ariana Grande

    Shawn Mendes
    Shawn Mendes

    Beautiful Trauma
    P!nk

    Reputation
    Taylor Swift

    Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music
    Category 9 - Best Dance Recording
    (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

    • "Northern Soul"
    Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
    Above & Beyond, 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 Granger, mixer

    • "Electricity"
    Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
    Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer

    • "Ghost Voices"
    Virtual Self
    Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer

    Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music
    Category 10 - Best Dance/Electronic Album
    (For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

    Singularity
    Jon Hopkins

    Woman Worldwide
    Justice

    Treehouse
    Sofi Tukker

    Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
    SOPHIE

    Lune Rouge
    TOKiMONSTA

    Field 3 - Contemporary Instrumental Music
    Category 11 - Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
    (For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)

    The Emancipation Procrastination
    Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

    Steve Gadd Band
    Steve Gadd Band

    Modern Lore
    Julian Lage

    Laid Black
    Marcus Miller

    Protocol 4
    Simon Phillips

    Field 4 - Rock
    Category 12 - Best Rock Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.)

    • "Four Out Of Five"
    Arctic Monkeys
    Track from: Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

    • "When Bad Does Good"
    Chris Cornell

    • "Made An America"
    THE FEVER 333
    Track from: Made An America

    • "Highway Tune"
    Greta Van Fleet

    • "Uncomfortable"
    Halestorm
    Track from: Vicious

    Field 4 - Rock
    Category 13 - Best Metal Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.)

    • "Condemned To The Gallows"
    Between The Buried And Me

    • "Honeycomb"
    Deafheaven

    • "Electric Messiah"
    High On Fire
    Track from: Electric Messiah

    • "Betrayer"
    Trivium
    Track from: The Sin And The Sentence

    • "On My Teeth"
    Underoath
    Track from: Erase Me

    Field 4 - Rock
    Category 14 - Best Rock Song
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "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)

    • "Masseduction"
    Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
    Track from: Masseduction

    • "Rats"
    Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
    Track from: Prequelle

    Field 4 - Rock
    Category 15 - Best Rock Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.)

    Rainier Fog
    Alice In Chains

    M A N I A
    Fall Out Boy

    Prequelle
    Ghost

    From The Fires
    Greta Van Fleet

    Pacific Daydream
    Weezer

    Field 5 - Alternative
    Category 16 - Best Alternative Music Album
    (Vocal or Instrumental.)

    Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
    Arctic Monkeys

    Colors
    Beck

    Utopia
    Björk

    American Utopia
    David Byrne

    Masseduction
    St. Vincent

    Field 6 - R&B
    Category 17 - Best R&B Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.)

    • "Long As I Live"
    Toni Braxton

    • "Summer"
    The Carters
    Track from: Everything Is Love

    • "Y O Y"
    Lalah Hathaway
    Track from: Honestly

    • "Best Part"
    H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
    Track from: H.E.R.

    • "First Began"
    PJ Morton
    Track from: Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

    Field 6 - R&B
    Category 18 - Best Traditional R&B Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.)

    • "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand"
    Leon Bridges
    Track from: Good Thing

    • "Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight"
    Bettye LaVette
    Track from: Things Have Changed

    • "Honest"
    MAJOR.

    • "How Deep Is Your Love"
    PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
    Track from: Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

    • "Made For Love"
    Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway
    Track from: In It To Win It

    Field 6 - R&B
    Category 19 - Best R&B Song
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Boo'd Up"
    Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
    Track from: Ready

    • "Come Through And Chill"
    Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
    Track from: War & Leisure

    • "Feels Like Summer"
    Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

    • "Focus"
    Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
    Track from: H.E.R.

    • "Long As I Live"
    Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

    Field 6 - R&B
    Category 20 - Best Urban Contemporary Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.)

    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

    Field 6 - R&B
    Category 21 - Best R&B Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.)

    Sex & Cigarettes
    Toni Braxton

    Good Thing
    Leon Bridges

    Honestly
    Lalah Hathaway

    H.E.R.
    H.E.R.

    Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
    PJ Morton

    Field 7 - Rap
    Category 22 - Best Rap Performance
    (For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Be Careful"
    Cardi B
    Track from: Invasion Of Privacy

    • "Nice For What"
    Drake

    • "King's Dead"
    Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
    Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

    • "Bubblin"
    Anderson .Paak

    • "Sicko Mode"
    Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
    Track from: Astroworld

    Field 7 - Rap
    Category 23 - Best Rap/Sung Performance
    (For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.)

    • "Like I Do"
    Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
    Track from: Liberation

    • "Pretty Little Fears"
    6lack Featuring J. Cole

    • "This Is America"
    Childish Gambino

    • "All The Stars"
    Kendrick Lamar & SZA
    Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

    • "Rockstar"
    Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

    Field 7 - Rap
    Category 24 - Best Rap Song
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "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, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
    Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

    • "Lucky You"
    R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
    Track from: Kamikaze

    • "Sicko Mode"
    Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
    Track from: Astroworld

    • "Win"
    K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
    Track from: Redemption

    Field 7 - Rap
    Category 25 - Best Rap Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.)

    Invasion Of Privacy
    Cardi B

    Swimming
    Mac Miller

    Victory Lap
    Nipsey Hussle

    Daytona
    Pusha T

    Astroworld
    Travis Scott

    Field 8 - Country
    Category 26 - Best Country Solo Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.)

    • "Wouldn't It Be Great?"
    Loretta Lynn
    Track from: Wouldn't It Be Great

    • "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters"
    Maren Morris
    Track from: Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin

    • "Butterflies"
    Kacey Musgraves
    Track from: Golden Hour

    • "Millionaire"
    Chris Stapleton
    Track from: From A Room: Volume 2

    • "Parallel Line"
    Keith Urban
    Track from: Graffiti U

    Field 8 - Country
    Category 27 - Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.)

    • "Shoot Me Straight"
    Brothers Osborne
    Track from: Port Saint Joe

    • "Tequila"
    Dan + Shay

    • "When Someone Stops Loving You"
    Little Big Town
    Track from: The Breaker

    • "Dear Hate"
    Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill

    • "Meant To Be"
    Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
    Track from: All Your Fault: Pt. 2

    Field 8 - Country
    Category 28 - Best Country Song
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "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)

    • "Space Cowboy"
    Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
    Track from: Golden Hour

    • "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)
    Track from: The Breaker

    Field 8 - Country
    Category 29 - Best Country Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.)

    Unapologetically
    Kelsea Ballerini

    Port Saint Joe
    Brothers Osborne

    Girl Going Nowhere
    Ashley McBryde

    Golden Hour
    Kacey Musgraves

    From A Room: Volume 2
    Chris Stapleton

    Field 9 - New Age
    Category 30 - Best New Age Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.)

    Hiraeth
    Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann

    Beloved
    Snatam Kaur

    Opium Moon
    Opium Moon

    Molecules Of Motion
    Steve Roach

    Moku Maluhia - Peaceful Island
    Jim Kimo West

    Field 10 - Jazz
    Category 31 - Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Some Of That Sunshine"
    Regina Carter, soloist
    Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson)

    • "Don't Fence Me In"
    John Daversa, soloist
    Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)

    • "We See"
    Fred Hersch, soloists

    • "De-Dah"
    Brad Mehldau, soloist
    Track from: Seymour Reads The Constitution! (Brad Mehldau Trio)

    • "Cadenas"
    Miguel Zenón, soloist
    Track from: Yo Soy La Tradición (Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet)

    Field 10 - Jazz
    Category 32 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)

    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 The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza

    The Window
    Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Field 10 - Jazz
    Category 33 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.)

    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

    Emanon
    The Wayne Shorter Quartet

    Field 10 - Jazz
    Category 34 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.)

    All About That Basie
    The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

    American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom
    John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists

    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

    Field 10 - Jazz
    Category 35 - Best Latin Jazz Album
    (For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.)

    Heart Of Brazil
    Eddie Daniels

    Back To The Sunset
    Dafnis Prieto Big Band

    West Side Story Reimagined
    Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

    Cinque
    Elio Villafranca

    Yo Soy La Tradición
    Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet

    Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
    Category 36 - Best Gospel Performance/Song
    (This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.)

    • "You Will Win"
    Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
    Track from: One Nation Under God

    • "Won't He Do It"
    Koryn Hawthorne
    Track from: Greenleaf Soundtrack - Season 2

    • "Never Alone"
    Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
    Track from: Hiding Place

    • "Cycles"
    Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE; Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter
    Track from: Make Room

    • "A Great Work"
    Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
    Track from: A Great Work

    Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
    Category 37 - Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
    (This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.)

    • "Reckless Love"
    Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters

    • "You Say"
    Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters

    • "Joy."
    for KING & COUNTRY; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters

    • "Grace Got You"
    MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
    Track from: Lifer

    • "Known"
    Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
    Track from: Hills And Valleys

    Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
    Category 38 - Best Gospel Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.)

    One Nation Under God
    Jekalyn Carr

    Hiding Place
    Tori Kelly

    Make Room
    Jonathan McReynolds

    The Other Side
    The Walls Group

    A Great Work
    Brian Courtney Wilson

    Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
    Category 39 - Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, or rock recordings.)

    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

    Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
    Category 40 - Best Roots Gospel Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.)

    Unexpected
    Jason Crabb

    Clear Skies
    Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

    Favorites: Revisited By Request
    The Isaacs

    Still Standing
    The Martins

    Love Love Love
    Gordon Mote

    Field 12 - Latin
    Category 41 - Best Latin Pop Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.)

    Prometo
    Pablo Alboran

    Sincera
    Claudia Brant

    Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2
    Natalia Lafourcade

    2:00 AM
    Raquel Sofía

    Vives
    Carlos Vives

    Field 12 - Latin
    Category 42 - Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.)

    Claroscura
    Aterciopelados

    Coastcity
    COASTCITY

    Encanto Tropical
    Monsieur Periné

    Gourmet
    Orishas

    Aztlán
    Zoé

    Field 12 - Latin
    Category 43 - Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.)

    Primero Soy Mexicana
    Angela 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 Jose Hernandez

    ¡México Por Siempre!
    Luis Miguel

    Field 12 - Latin
    Category 44 - Best Tropical Latin Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.)

    Pa' Mi Gente
    Charlie Aponte

    Legado
    Formell Y Los Van Van

    Orquesta Akokán
    Orquesta Akokán

    Ponle Actitud
    Felipe Peláez

    Anniversary
    Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 45 - Best American Roots Performance
    (For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).)

    • "Kick Rocks"
    Sean Ardoin
    Track from: Kreole Rock And Soul

    • "Saint James Infirmary Blues"
    Jon Batiste
    Track from: Hollywood Africans

    • "The Joke"
    Brandi Carlile
    Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You

    • "All On My Mind"
    Anderson East
    Track from: Encore

    • "Last Man Standing"
    Willie Nelson
    Track from: Last Man Standing

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 46 - Best American Roots Song
    (A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "All The Trouble"
    Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
    Track from: The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone

    • "Build A Bridge"
    Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)

    • "The Joke"
    Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
    Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You

    • "Knockin' On Your Screen Door"
    Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
    Track from: The Tree Of Forgiveness

    • "Summer's End"
    Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
    Track from: The Tree Of Forgiveness

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 47 - Best Americana Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.)

    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

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 48 - Best Bluegrass Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.)

    Portraits In Fiddles
    Mike Barnett

    Sister Sadie II
    Sister Sadie

    Rivers And Roads
    Special Consensus

    The Travelin' McCourys
    The Travelin' McCourys

    North Of Despair
    Wood & Wire

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 49 - Best Traditional Blues Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.)

    Something Smells Funky 'Round Here
    Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio

    Benton County Relic
    Cedric Burnside

    The Blues Is Alive And Well
    Buddy Guy

    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

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 50 - Best Contemporary Blues Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.)

    Please Don't Be Dead
    Fantastic Negrito

    Here In Babylon
    Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps

    Cry No More
    Danielle Nicole

    Out Of The Blues
    Boz Scaggs

    Victor Wainwright And The Train
    Victor Wainwright And The Train

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 51 - Best Folk Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.)

    Whistle Down The Wind
    Joan Baez

    Black Cowboys
    Dom Flemons

    Rifles & Rosary Beads
    Mary Gauthier

    Weed Garden
    Iron & Wine

    All Ashore
    Punch Brothers

    Field 13 - American Roots Music
    Category 52 - Best Regional Roots Music Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.)

    Kreole Rock And Soul
    Sean Ardoin

    Spyboy
    Cha Wa

    Aloha From Na Hoa
    Na Hoa

    No 'Ane'i
    Kalani Pe'a

    Mewasinsational - Cree Round Dance Songs
    Young Spirit

    Field 14 - Reggae
    Category 53 - Best Reggae Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.)

    As The World Turns
    Black Uhuru

    Reggae Forever
    Etana

    Rebellion Rises
    Ziggy Marley

    A Matter Of Time
    Protoje

    44/876
    Sting & Shaggy

    Field 15 - World Music
    Category 54 - Best World Music Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.)

    Deran
    Bombino

    Fenfo
    Fatoumata Diawara

    Black Times
    Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

    Freedom
    Soweto Gospel Choir

    The Lost Songs Of World War II
    Yiddish Glory

    Field 16 - Children's
    Category 55 - Best Children's Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.)

    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

    Field 17 - Spoken Word
    Category 56 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

    Accessory To War (Neil deGrasse Tyson & Avis Lang)
    Courtney B. Vance

    Calypso
    David Sedaris

    Creative Quest
    Questlove

    Faith - A Journey For All
    Jimmy Carter

    The Last Black Unicorn
    Tiffany Haddish

    Field 18 - Comedy
    Category 57 - Best Comedy Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)

    Annihilation
    Patton Oswalt

    Equanimity & The Bird Revelation
    Dave Chappelle

    Noble Ape
    Jim Gaffigan

    Standup For Drummers
    Fred Armisen

    Tamborine
    Chris Rock

    Field 19 - Musical Theater
    Category 58 - Best Musical Theater Album
    (For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the 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
    Renee 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; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)

    My Fair Lady
    Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & 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, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)

    Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
    Category 59 - Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    (Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).)

    Call Me By Your Name
    (Various Artists)

    Deadpool 2
    (Various Artists)

    The Greatest Showman
    (Various Artists)

    Lady Bird
    (Various Artists)

    Stranger Things
    (Various Artists)

    Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
    Category 60 - Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    (Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other 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

    Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
    Category 61 - Best Song Written For Visual Media
    (A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "All The Stars"
    Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
    Track from: Black Panther

    • "Mystery Of Love"
    Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
    Track from: Call Me By Your Name

    • "Remember Me"
    Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
    Track from: Coco

    • "Shallow"
    Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
    Track from: A Star Is Born

    • "This Is Me"
    Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
    Track from: The Greatest Showman

    Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
    Category 62 - Best Instrumental Composition
    (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)"
    Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
    Track from: Blackkklansman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    • "Chrysalis"
    Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)

    • "Infinity War"
    Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
    Track from: Avengers: Infinity War

    • "Mine Mission"
    John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
    Track from: Solo: A Star Wars Story

    • "The Shape Of Water"
    Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
    Track from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Shape Of Water

    Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
    Category 63 - Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
    (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Batman Theme" (TV)
    Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis)
    Track from: Superheroes

    • "Change The World"
    Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)

    • "Madrid Finale"
    John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
    Track from: Original Motion Picture Score Ferdinand

    • "The Shape Of Water"
    Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
    Track from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Shape Of Water

    • "Stars And Stripes Forever"
    John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
    Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom

    Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
    Category 64 - Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
    (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "It Was A Very Good Year"
    Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
    Track from: My Way

    • "Jolene"
    Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
    Track from: Plus One

    • "Mona Lisa"
    Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
    Track from: Nat "King" Cole & Me

    • "Niña"
    Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
    Track from: Dreamers

    • "Spiderman Theme"
    Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
    Track from: Superheroes

    Field 22 - Package
    Category 65 - Best Recording Package

    Be The Cowboy
    Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)

    Love Yourself: Tear
    HuskyFox, art director (BTS)

    Masseduction
    Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)

    The Offering
    Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)

    Well Kept Thing
    Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)

    Field 22 - Package
    Category 66 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

    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)

    Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
    Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

    Too Many Bad Habits
    Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)

    Field 23 - Notes
    Category 67 - Best Album Notes

    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 writers (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)

    Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
    David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    Field 24 - Historical
    Category 68 - Best Historical Album

    Any Other Way
    Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, 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)

    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)

    Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
    Category 69 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    (An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

    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)

    Colors
    Julian Burg, Serban 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)

    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, Serban 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 & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)

    Voicenotes
    Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)

    Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
    Category 70 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
    (A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

    • Boi-1da

    • "Be Careful" (Cardi B) (T)

    • "Diplomatic Immunity" (Drake) (S)

    • "Friends" (The Carters) (T)

    • "God's Plan" (Drake) (S)

    • "Heard About Us" (The Carters) (T)

    • "Lucky You" (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas) (T)

    • "Mob Ties" (Drake) (T)

    • "No Limit" (G-Eazy Featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) (S)

    • Larry Klein

    • "All These Things" (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)

    Anthem (Madeleine Peyroux) (A)

    The Book Of Longing (Luciana Souza) (A)

    • "Can I Have It All" (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)

    Junk (Hailey Tuck) (A)

    • "Look At What We've Done" (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)

    • "Meaning To Tell Ya" (Molly Johnson) (A)

    • Linda Perry

    • "Harder Better Faster Stronger" (Willa Amai) (S)

    Served Like A Girl (Music From And Inspired By The Documentary Film) (Various Artists) (A)

    28 Days In The Valley (Dorothy) (A)

    • Kanye West

    Daytona (Pusha T) (A)

    Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts) (A)

    K.T.S.E. (Teyana Taylor) (A)

    Nasir (Nas) (A)

    Ye (Kanye West) (A)

    • Pharrell Williams

    • "Apes***" (The Carters) (T)

    Man Of The Woods (Justin Timberlake) (A)

    No One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D) (A)

    • "Stir Fry" (Migos) (T)

    Sweetener (Ariana Grande) (A)

    Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
    Category 71 - Best Remixed Recording
    (A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    • "Audio (CID Remix)"
    CID, remixer (LSD)

    • "How Long (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)"
    Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
    Track from: How Long Edx's Dubai Skyline Remix

    • "Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)"
    Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden Featuring Sub Teal)

    • "Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)"
    Kaskade, remixer (Kygo Featuring Justin Jesso)

    • "Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)"
    Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)

    Field 26 - Production, Immersive Audio
    Category 72 - Best Immersive Audio Album
    (For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new surround mix of four or more channels. Award to the surround mix engineer, surround producer (if any) and surround mastering engineer (if any).)

    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)

    Field 27 - Production, Classical
    Category 73 - Best Engineered Album, Classical
    (An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

    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)

    Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
    Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

    Visions And Variations
    Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)

    Field 27 - Production, Classical
    Category 74 - Producer Of The Year, Classical
    (A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

    • 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)

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 75 - Best Orchestral Performance
    (Award to the Conductor and to the 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)

    Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
    Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 76 - Best Opera Recording
    (Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

    Adams: Doctor Atomic
    John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)

    Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs
    Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)

    Lully: Alceste
    Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur 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; 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)

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 77 - Best Choral Performance
    (Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.)

    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)

    McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
    Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)

    Rachmaninov: The Bells
    Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
    Track from: Rachmaninov: The Bells & Symphonic Dances

    Seven Words From The Cross
    Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 78 - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    (For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.)

    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

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 79 - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    (Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.)

    • "Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2"
    Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
    Track from: The Asia Tour

    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

    • "Kernis: Violin Concerto"
    James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    Track from: Violin Concertos

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 80 - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
    (Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.)

    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

    Songs Of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, D'India & Landi
    Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 81 - Best Classical Compendium
    (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.)

    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

    Field 28 - Classical
    Category 82 - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    (A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)

    Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs
    Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)

    • "Du Yun: Air Glow"
    Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
    Track from: Dinosaur Scar

    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)

    • "Kernis: Violin Concerto"
    Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    Track from: Violin Concertos

    • "Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin"
    Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
    Track from: Streya

    Field 29 - Music Video/Film
    Category 83 - Best Music Video
    (Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)

    • "Apes***"
    The Carters
    Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers

    • "This Is America"
    Childish Gambino
    Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers

    • "I'm Not Racist"
    Joyner Lucas
    Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer

    • "PYNK"
    Janelle Monáe
    Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers

    • "MUMBO JUMBO"
    Tierra Whack
    Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer

    Field 29 - Music Video/Film
    Category 84 - Best Music Film
    (For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and 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

    Quincy
    Quincy Jones
    Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer

    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
 
Enigmatic R&B singer H.E.R. received five nominations this year.
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The Grammy nominations are back, and they’re (technically) bigger than ever. The Recording Academy has expanded the number of nominees in the awards’ four major categories. Now, there are eight contenders each for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist, up from the previous five. After facing bruising criticism over this year’s ceremony, Grammy organizers have also taken steps meant to recruit a demographically more diverse voting membership. “Music’s biggest night” appears to be slowly recognizing that music also reflects culture.

How much has actually changed will be evident when the 61st annual Grammy Awards take place on February 10, 2019. After poring over the full list of nominations, here are some of the big omissions, inclusions, and items of note we caught.

Look What You Made Me Snub
Though voters were perfectly willing to nominate a commercial smash called Beerbongs & Bentleys for Album of the Year, garnering the biggest album of the year on the Billboard charts wasn’t enough for Taylor Swift to bask in her accustomed Grammy glory. The two-time Album of the Year winner settled for a single nomination this year, with her Reputation up for Best Pop Vocal Album. The audience at home will also be spared another Grammy night ruled by Sam Smith, who won Best New Artist, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year in 2015, performed a song at the 2018 ceremony, and is nominated for precisely nothing this time, maybe because his The Thrill of It All just wasn’t that thrilling. Perennial Grammy winner Eminem, meanwhile, got just one nod for his noxious Kamikaze: Best Rap Song for “Lucky You,” where he claims he “sold [his] soul” for those shiny statuettes.

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Speaking of drama, the awards-show circuit’s most famous enfant terrible, Kanye West, landed only a nomination for Producer of the Year, after making two albums of his own (ye, Kids See Ghosts) and producing three others (Pusha-T, Nas, and Teyana Taylor). And if you forgot about such highly touted albums as Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods or Nicki Minaj’s Queen, well, so did the Grammys—they have only one nod between them, to Timberlake for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with his bland Chris Stapleton team-up “Say Something.” While Ariana Grande might have appeared poised for the Big Four categories with the success of Sweetener, she’s shunted off into Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance, the latter for “God Is a Woman.” Beyoncé and JAY-Z, who have more than 40 Grammys between them, can hope for at most three from their Everything Is Love collaborative album.

On a more serious note, speculation about how the Grammys would handle the late XXXTentacion, whose rise to popularity before his June death coincided with his late-2016 arrest on gruesome domestic-violence charges, was answered: no nods for him, though perhaps partly due to technical reasons.

Ladies to the Front
After men swept at this year’s ceremony, Academy President Neil Portnow infamously suggested that women need to “step up.” In reality, his organization needed to do a better job of recognizing the women who already were—and the world definitely let him know that. The Grammys took the hint: Though Kendrick and Drake receive the most nominations this year, women dominate the Album of the Year and Best New Artist categories, with love for Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monáe, Jorja Smith, H.E.R. and many more.

Women also make small strides in more technical categories. Typically a sausage fest, the Non-Classical Producer of the Year category saw a woman break through for the first time in 16 years: former 4 Non Blondes leader Linda Perry, who has written and produced big hits for Christina Aguilera, Pink, and more. The nomination is not exactly for her flashiest run of material—the soundtrack to a documentary about women veterans, Served Like a Girl; an album for Roc Nation rockers Dorothy; and, uh, an indie-pop cover of Daft Punk—but sometimes the Academy has a way of using categories like this to celebrate someone’s long track record. Perry is up against a curious mix of producers including Pharrell, Kanye, rap mainstay Boi-1da, and Joni Mitchell producer Larry Klein, recognized this year for producing a bunch of jazz-pop singers.

And for the first time this decade, works by women comprise exactly half of the Best Dance/Electronic Albums category. Lady Gaga and La Roux have taken this award in the past, but in recent years the winners have been mostly bro-ducer types like Diplo, Skrillex, and Flume. This year, nods go to SOPHIE’s OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES, L.A. producer TOKiMONSTA’s LUNE ROUGE, and Treehouse by the woman-fronted dance duo Sofi Tukker. The category is rounded out by Jon Hopkins’ Singularity (his first Grammy nod, somehow) and Justice’s Woman Worldwide live album.

Best “New” Artist
The Recording Academy has a bunch of weird stipulations about what makes an artist eligible for the Best New Artist award: They must have at least five tracks or one album, but no more than 30 tracks or three albums; they can’t have been eligible for the category for more than three years previously. Some on Twitter dot com were quick to point out that the rules need tightening up, since nominee Bebe Rexha has been a major pop songwriter throughout the decade, even holding a credit on Eminem and Rihanna’s Grammy-winning 2013 hit “The Monster” (it was a performance award, so no, Rexha doesn’t already have a Grammy). It’s not like she was a total background player before “Meant to Be,” her duet with Florida Georgia Line, reached No. 2 earlier this year. Her proper breakout could be considered her G-Eazy collaboration, “Me, Myself, & I,” which peaked at No. 7 in 2015.

Again, Best New Artist means “new” to mainstream listeners. So more tapped-in music nerds will be surprised (and perhaps pleased) to see that Margo Price got a nod, despite making an initial splash nearly three years ago with her debut, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, and following it up with 2017’s All American Made. The six other nominees more or less check out on the new-ness front, though. Speaking of one…

World, Meet H.E.R.



R&B singer H.E.R. got as many Grammy nods as Cardi B, Childish Gambino, and Lady Gaga (five), but she has kept a dramatically lower profile. Although Rihanna featured her song “Focus” in a dreamy Instagram video last year, the 21-year-old upstart from Vallejo, California, has pointedly shied away from the spotlight (her real name is Gabi Wilson, but the acronym stands for “Having Everything Revealed”). Her 2017 self-titled debut album on RCA is a compilation of her earlier EPs, full of moody and sultry jams. It’s nominated for Album of the Year and Best R&B Album, and Wilson is also up for Best New Artist, Best R&B Song (“Best Part” with Daniel Caesar), and Best R&B Performance (“Focus”).


Indie Greats Get a Speck of Shine
The Grammys aren’t like the Academy Awards. They don’t invite beautiful weirdos like Elliott Smith or Sufjan Stevens to perform. But this year at least, Stevens receives his first Grammy nomination, in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category with Call Me By Your Name’s “Mystery of Love.” He already lost the Oscar for it, and he probably won’t win this one either, if we’re being honest. He’s up against Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Black Panther mega-hit, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper keeping it so hardcore, and Miguel with Natalia Lafourcade on the Coco tearjerker “Remember Me.” Whatever happens, it’s just nice to see the recognition for someone who has wielded his idiosyncratic vision with grace and generosity for so long.

A couple of other pleasantly surprising appearances by People Who Are Not Just Boring Celebrities (Yet) came, of all places, in the Best Recording Package nods. This category has served before as a bit of an honorable mention space for artists who would normally be too much for this staid event—Father John Misty gave a very Father John Misty speech after winning this year, and past nominees have veered as far from Grammy-land as No Age. So it’s a delight to notice Mitski’s Be the Cowboy here, even though it tells you all you need to know about the Grammys that this is the only category where Mitski is nominated. St. Vincent’s MASSEDUCTION is here, too! But she’s also vying for Best Rock Song and Best Alternative Music Album—a category that reads, with Arctic Monkeys, David Byrne, and Björk, like it could’ve been compiled a decade ago. Another nice-to-see outlier is Deafheaven, up for Best Metal Album for Ordinary Corrupt Human Love.
 
2019 Grammy Nominations: The Snubs and Surprises
By Hunter Harris, Sam Hockley-Smith, and Nate Jones
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In the next few days, if you so desire, you will find a number of articles that attempt to explain what the Grammys really mean for the music industry. Do they matter? Are they irrelevant? Already, outgoing Recording Academy president Neil Portnow has said “I think we’re incredibly relevant and on point.” Which, in a way, has never really been the deal with the Grammys. The truth is, the Grammys are important, but they’re not necessarily an accurate representation of the music industry as a whole. There is no reason that these two ideas need to be reconciled. If Drake somehow wins zero awards, that does not make Drake less popular. That Ariana Grande was not nominated for more awards does not negate her impressive musical achievements this year. The Grammys are their own world, and they matter exactly as much as we let them matter. Here are some of the major snubs (Taylor Swift!) and surprises (to be honest, they played it pretty safe this year). Read on.

Taylor Swift’s Reputation got snubbed for Album of the Year.
Like everything else in Taylor Swift’s career, the timing of the artist’s releases has been designed for maximum strategic advantage. An album would arrive every two years, always in the fall, with the lead single dropping before the the Grammys’ cutoff date, and the album coming after. Thus, in theory, Swift would be up for a major award at every Grammys ceremony: first Record of the Year, then Album of the Year, then Record of the Year, and so on and so on. Swift’s hegemonic dominance of the musical landscape would be ensured.

golden sippy cups, but maybe they’ll scoop up another one anyway? Mom and Dad scored three nominations Friday morning: Best R&B Performance (for “Summer”), Best Urban Contemporary Album, and Best Music Video (“Apeshit”). — Hunter Harris

How’d the Backstreet Boys end up here?
The Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category is a bit wacky this year. On the list we’ve got one obvious winner (Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for — you guessed it! — “Shallow,” though I guess there’s a chance that Cardi and Maroon 5 could take this) and then a bunch of songs that were … fine? Is there a place somewhere where everyone is worshipping Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton’s “Say Something”? The fact that this list features other Backstreet Boys contemporaries means that this is exactly the right time for their reunion, but probably not the right time for a whole entire Grammy nomination. — SHS

“HAAA AH AH AH AH, AAAH AAAH, AH AH AH AH HAAA.”
Yes, that is the “Shallow” scream. Even though the soundtrack was released too late to be eligible for this year’s Grammys, the lead single “Shallow” is in the mix. (Are you even ready for Grammy nominee Bradley Cooper? It’s what he deserves!) A few of last year’s soundtracks popped up too: the compilation soundtracks for Call Me by Your Name and Lady Bird, plus Sufjan Stevens’s CMBYN tear-jerker “Mysteries of Love.” — HH

Once again, trying to parse the rock categories is a futile exercise.
Okay … so: The Arctic Monkeys are nominated for Best Rock Performance for “Four Out of Five”, but not for Best Rock Song or Best Rock Album, though they are nominated for Best Alternative Music Album, which is, by default, a sort of “indie”-leaning category that acts as a catchall for music that might not obviously fit into the rock categories, despite the fact that the Monkeys’ Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, is very much a rock album in the most traditional sense. It is, at this point, not worth getting hung up on how the Grammys choose to talk about guitar-based music that isn’t country, but Greta Van Fleet are nominated for three awards and they have a good chance of winning all of them. — SHS

The Best Rap Album winner is genuinely impossible to predict.
Drake’s not here, and I’m pretty confident Nipsey Hussle is an outlier, so this one’s really down to Cardi, Mac Miller, Travis Scott, and Pusha T. Each released an album worthy of this award this year, and each came from a markedly different place: Cardi’s album was a coronation after an incredible year, Travis Scott’s Astroworld delivered on the psychedelic promise of some of his best earlier work, Pusha T’s album was a focused, mean, and cold return to form for both himself and Kanye, and Mac Miller’s already very good, melancholy, lush, final album gained a lot of weight after his tragic passing. This could go to any one of them. —SHS

The Best Dance/Electronic Album category is home to one of the more progressive albums of the year.
… and it’ll be shocking if it wins. Sophie — who has produced incredible songs for Charli XCX and Vince Staples, among many others — released Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides this year, and it is a sleek, affecting experimental take on pop music. It’s pretty out there, and at times abrasive, which means it’s a hard sell here, but if it does win, that means that Grammy judges have their eyes toward the future, and that should be an exciting thing to even the most cynical music fan. — SHS

Kanye is nominated for exactly the award he should be nominated for.
Kanye has had an, uh, complicated year. But let’s put that aside for a second. Not in the “separate the art from the artist” way (we’re long past that), but in a way that looks at what he did do this year, and more specifically at the beginning of the summer. Kanye produced five albums that ran the gamut from vintage Kanye soul-flips to more progressive material (say what you want about ye, but the production is worth a closer listen). Would giving him this award be, by default, rewarding bad behavior, or would it be recognition of an ambitious run of music that he just barely pulled off? — SHS

Drake.
Drake is pretty evenly divided between rap-specific categories and the more big-name blockbuster awards. He’s got a decent chance at winning Album of the Year for Scorpion, which would make it easier for the Grammys to give the rap awards he is nominated for to other deserving contenders. Drake’s placement in some of the more general categories makes sense, and it says a lot about where Drake sits in the landscape of pop music as a whole. It’s no secret that rap is the dominant form of pop, and Drake is a major part of that. Quality aside (Scorpion is fine), it would be ridiculous if Drake wasn’t nominated for the categories he’s been nominated for. His placement is neither a snub nor a surprise; that’ll come when they start handing the awards out. — SHS
 
7 artists who don't deserve their 2019 Grammy nominations — sorry
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Cardi B and Post Malone both received nominations for the most coveted award of the night.
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Music is easily one of the most subjective topics to debate — which places the Grammy Awards' Academy members in a constant crossfire.

Major award shows are bound to make mistakes. It's unavoidable. Our challenge, then, is to sort through the uproar and find nominations that future generations will look back on with either rage or confusion.

Here are seven artists whose nominations seem at least somewhat undeserving, in no particular order.


Cardi B had a monumental year, but "Invasion of Privacy" isn't "Album of the Year" material.
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Cardi B burst onto the scene in 2017 with her hit single "Bodak Yellow."
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It's certainly encouraging to see the Grammys hand five nominations to Cardi B, an unapologetic, unconventional firecracker — whose success reflects the significant shift towards rap and hip hop for modern music fans.

But that doesn't mean her debut studio album, "Invasion of Privacy," necessarily deserves the high praise.

While the project hits some very high points — "I Like It," for example, is perfectly at home in the "Record of the Year" category — it was inconsistent as a whole. "Invasion of Privacy" shows great promise for the young, chart-topping rapper, and proves she's here to stay. But popularity and easy listening doesn't always equate to "Album of the Year" potential.

"The Middle" is more annoying than award-winning.
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Zedd and Maren Morris performed "The Middle" at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
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"The Middle" — the earworm collaboration between DJ Zedd and singer Maren Morris, which you've probably heard in a Target commercial — secured three nominations for the 2019 Grammys.

While the song's commercial success somewhat excuses this lapse in judgment, it would have made more sense to stop at the nod for "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" — without letting it slither into two of the most prestigious categories: "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year."


Post Malone didn't need an "Album of the Year" nomination.
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Post Malone recently embarked upon a collaboration with Crocs shoes.
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To be sure, Post Malone has a talent for hit-making. Giving "Rockstar" a "Record of the Year" nomination makes perfect sense; it's a perfect song.

But Post Malone doesn't offer the kind of nuanced, relevant, boundary-pushing music that we've come to expect from rappers at the top of their game — and he doesn't want to. He has explicitly warned his fans not to expect "real s---" from him.

"If you're looking for lyrics, if you're looking to cry, if you're looking to think about life, don't listen to hip-hop," he said last year, which is something a person would only say if they're benefiting from a layered, historically significant genre that they fundamentally don't understand, a person who's ignorant about black music and culture.

"Beerbongs & Bentleys" reflects this attitude. It's an album comprised of mediocre songwriting with catchy hooks and some well-placed, high-profile features. It's certainly not the "Album of the Year."

Having secured four Grammy nominations, Greta Van Fleet is officially overhyped.
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The band's debut album, "Anthem of the Peaceful Army," received a 1.6 out of 10 rating from Pitchfork.
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The band Greta Van Fleet, three brothers from Michigan, has managed to sell out shows all over the world — but has rarely managed to win over most critics. Pitchfork described them as a group of boys who "sound like they did weed exactly once, called the cops, and tried to record a Led Zeppelin album before they arrested themselves."

Given the band's popularity, "Best New Artist" makes a decent amount of sense; it's a category that seems to care largely about an artist's potential for commercial success. But three more nods — including and especially "Best Rock Album" — is deeply confusing, to say the least.


Bebe Rexha is out of place in the "Best New Artist" category.
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Bebe Rexha released her debut single, "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," in March 2014.
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Bebe Rexha has quietly been building her name recognition for years now, lending her voice to hit singles like "Me, Myself & I" with G-Eazy and "In the Name of Love" with Martin Garrix.

Given that she's been releasing recognizable, radio-friendly music since 2014, calling her a "new artist" feels generous. Given how trendy yet forgettable each of her hits have been, suggesting that she's one of the "best" new artists is even more so — especially when compared to raw, massive talent like Dua Lipa, Chloe x Halle, H.E.R., and Jorja Smith.

"Shallow" was the perfect song for "A Star Is Born" — but its high praise from Grammy voters feels misplaced.
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"Shallow" is performed by Ally (Lady Gaga) and Bradley Cooper (Jackson Maine).
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"Shallow" (co-written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt) is one of the biggest and most popular songs for a movie soundtrack in recent memory — and for good reason.

It matches the mood of "A Star Is Born" to a T; it's seamlessly woven into the ebbs and flows of Ally and Jack's relationship. Thusly, "Shallow" has already nabbed a well-deserved Golden Globes nomination for best original song.

But, in this way, "Shallow" is best heard and experienced within the context of the film.

Unlike the standouts from Kendrick Lamar's "Black Panther" soundtrack, without the conjoint viewing experience, "Shallow" loses its poignancy and power. Raising it to the level of both "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year" — pitting it against fellow double-nominees like Childish Gambino's"This Is America" and Drake's "God's Plan"— feels like unnecessarily high praise.


Beck's newest music has been mostly just fine.
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Beck's "Morning Phase" infamously defeated Beyoncé's self-titled LP for "Album of the Year" in 2015.
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Without a doubt, Beck is a formidable and admirable musical force. His ability to wear many hats has been proven, and his 2018 album "Colors" is his most overt attempt at creating bouncy, enduring pop music.

Of course, Beck succeeds here in many respects, but nominating the single "Colors" for "Best Pop Solo Performance" seems like a stretch.

The Grammys seem intent upon rewarding the embattled musical veteran — whose best music came in the '90s, in the form of oddball rock with a twisty take on hip-hop trends — for music that's thoroughly pleasant, but rarely much more.

If the Grammys wanted a rock-infused performance to vote for in this category, they had plenty of singles from The 1975 to pick from.

You can see a full list of the nominees here. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will air live from LA's Staples Center Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS.
 
Further proof that today's music is SHIT!,
Full of Talentless HACKS whose music won't even survive a memory.

I don't even know half the Cats' music among those nominations.

But I did recognize all the Jazz noms, Alice in Chains ("RANIER FOG" is pretty good. But I like their last one better), Chris Cornell, among a few.
 
Black music at the Grammy's is such gimmicky bullshit. Post Malone, Cardi B for Album of the fucking year???

Man all the great hip hop albums that SHOULD have won in the past, and these shits even get on the list?

Drake all up in Black face will probably win.
 
Grammy insiders share their brutally honest thoughts on the 2019 nominees

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February 05, 2019 at 09:00 AM EST
Three industry insiders — past winners and current nominees — share their unfiltered opinions about who they think (and hope!) will take home the big prizes when the 61st Grammy Awards air Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Our anonymous participants this year include a rock singer who knows a thing or two about owning a song and winning awards, one of Nashville’s most highly decorated songwriters, and a veteran producer for A-list pop, rock, and country artists.

As told to EW’s Sarah Rodman and Alex Suskind.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
  • H.E.R. — H.E.R.
  • By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
  • Scorpion — Drake
  • Black Panther: The Album — Various artists
  • Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
  • Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone
  • Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B
  • Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe
THE SINGER: The honesty of this Brandi Carlile album — it made me cry. It was like, “Wow, thank you so much for telling your truth and making me get emotional about it.”

THE SONGWRITER: I just think Kacey Musgraves has got it. My main reason is because there’s eight nominees. If there were five, I don’t think it would be as clear a path. There’s so many people that cross different genres, they’re spreading out votes. The people that vote for country are going to vote for Kacey.

THE PRODUCER: Brandi Carlile. It’s such a great body of work because of her storytelling. It’s the one record listened to and didn’t stop and move on to the next. H.E.R. is awesome too. I love that album. But to me, Brandi should take it.

SONG OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
  • “All the Stars” — Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears, and Anthony Tiffith
  • “Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, and Dijon McFarlane
  • “God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels, and Noah Shebib
  • “In My Blood” — Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, and Geoffrey Warburton
  • “The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth
  • “The Middle” — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, and Zedd
  • “Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt
  • “This Is America” — Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, and Jeffery Lamar Williams
THE SINGER: Childish Gambino. The song is amazing and the video is perfect. He’s an innovator. And I think that he needs to be allowed a bigger platform in order to do that. I enjoy the danger of that.


THE SONGWRITER: That Childish Gambino video left such an impression that it made me really pay attention to the song.

THE PRODUCER: Brandi Carlile. The lyrical content and story are incredible. “This Is America” is badass, but in the [political] climate right now… it may be too controversial. The best song is [Carlile’s] “The Joke.” It’s a game-changer.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
  • “This Is America” — Childish Gambino
  • “God’s Plan” — Drake
  • “I Like It” — Cardi B
  • “The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey
  • “Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
  • “All the Stars” — SZA and Kendrick Lamar
  • “Rockstar” — Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
  • “The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
THE SINGER: Brandi Carlile. I don’t know whether it’s the times or just everything that I was praying for personally and professionally at the time [when I heard it] — it struck me all at once.

THE SONGWRITER: Lady Gaga. I feel like she’s in that place right now when it starts coming down to a process of elimination. It’s like, “Where do we honor that film in a big category?” It’s going to win, but it’s the worst song there.

THE PRODUCER: This one is between Drake, Gaga, and Brandi. But again I will vote for Brandi. To me it’s the far superior record from a songwriting point of view. Brandi came in out of nowhere and got six nominations. And she’s a credible artist. To me, it’s a no-brainer that she should sweep the Grammys.

BEST NEW ARTIST
Nominees:
  • Dua Lipa
  • Luke Combs
  • Greta Van Fleet
  • H.E.R.
  • Bebe Rexha
  • Chloe x Halle
  • Jorja Smith
  • Margo Price
THE SINGER: They get a lot of sh— for sounding like Zeppelin. I get it. Yes, they do. At the same time, the great thing about Greta Van Fleet is that they are holding a flag for kids that actually play instruments. Which is rock 101.

THE SONGWRITER: Dua Lipa’s a little more known outside of her specific genre. I feel like she has really left an impression on songwriters and creators.

THE PRODUCER: H.E.R. or Greta Van Fleet. I can’t absolutely tell you, because one is not standing out to me over the other.

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:

  • Camila — Camila Cabello
  • Sweetener — Ariana Grande
  • Reputation — Taylor Swift
  • Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes
  • Beautiful — Trauma Pink
  • Meaning of Life — Kelly Clarkson
THE SINGER: Everyone’s like, “Oh yeah, whatever, it’s Pink. She does her thing.” But this album is beautiful. She still sings her ass off.

THE SONGWRITER: This category blows my mind. I believe most of these nominees were very much snubbed in the big categories. It’s Ariana Grande’s, and she should be nominated more places. She made a great record.

THE PRODUCER: Shawn Mendes is going to get it, but Pink deserves it. She’s just the superior singer. But he’s got a cute little thing going on. I don’t think Shawn is going to get the awards that he’s up for in the other categories [like Song of the Year]. This will probably be the one he gets, because he puts out great pop vocals.

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
NOMINEES:

  • Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
  • Unapologetically — Kelsea Ballerini
  • Port Saint Joe — Brothers Osborne
  • Girl Going Nowhere — Ashley McBryde
  • From a Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton
THE SINGER: Chris Stapleton. I f—ing love him. He’s amazing. It’s what country music is supposed to be. It’s not supposed to be “We’re trying to be Bon Jovi” or “We’re trying to be pop music.” And it’s honest. I love the fact that it’s From a Room: Volume 2. Because that’s what it sounds like. He’s just in a room, writing the songs.

THE SONGWRITER: Kacey Musgraves has got the momentum. I think the fact that it has been a minute for her between records and because she came back with something that people weren’t expecting [will help].

THE PRODUCER: I don’t know these records as well. But Kacey is great. It’s a good record. People love it. I will give it to her.

BEST RAP ALBUM
NOMINEES:

  • Swimming — Mac Miller
  • Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B
  • Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
  • Daytona — Pusha T
  • Astroworld — Travis Scott
THE SINGER: Eminem. The rapid-fire energy is what attracts me to it.

THE SONGWRITER: I love “God’s Plan.” I don’t have strong feelings about Drake. I just think this record and particularly this song are amazing.

THE PRODUCER: That one is hard. Travis, Kendrick, and Drake, it’s between those guys for sure. Kendrick is the superior act, but it could go to Travis because he’s like the hip, cool one. But Drake is also the seasoned favorite. I’m torn. I’m going with Drake.
 
Really

Is anyone going to even remember most of these mother fuckers in like twenty years?

Further proof that Today's music is nothing but Attention-Whoring Novelty TRASH!
 
So far..one of, if not THE most boring grammys I can remember. Love Alicia's music, but she is a terrible choice for Host.
 
Music is offically dead! I remember when the Grammys was must watch tv. It was all over tv and newspapers talking about MJ,Prince,Whitney,Madonna. Seeing what they wore who they came with was awesome. The live performances were all time memorable. Seeing the women and how great,classsy and fine they looked like Janet in 1986. Today this shit is horrible. No one is a star except maybe Lady Gaga who was completely overshadowed by Michelle Obama when they were on stage together. Shitshow for real when 70 year old Dolly out singing Katy Perry who is supposed to be a star of some sort.
 
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