Grammy Awards 2019: The Year Of The Woman

LOS ANGELES, CA — It was the year of the woman at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Show with women taking home the awards for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, and Best R&B Album. Both Women and hip-hop artists broke new ground Sunday with Childish Gambino becoming the first rapper to win Song Of The Year and Cardi being the first female solo rapper to win for Best Rap Album.

After a brief foray to New York, "Music's Biggest Night" returned to downtown Los Angeles Sunday evening with the 61st Grammy Awards at Staples Center. All eyes were on the Staples Center to see who showed up after a contentious lead up to the awards ceremony and who took home music's biggest honor.

The show got underway Sunday with a high-energy opening number featuring Camila Cabello, Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Arturo Sandoval and Young Thug. Following the opening number, host Alicia Keys surprised the crowd with a lineup of high-profile women — including Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez — holding hands and sharing inspirational stories of what music has done for them.

The first big winners of the night were Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper who won Best Pop Duo Performance for "Shallow."

"I wish Bradley was here with me right now," Gaga said as she accepted the award on behalf of the pair. "... Bradley, I loved singing this song with you. And if I don't get another chance to say this, I just want to say I'm so proud to be part of a movie that addresses mental health issues. They're so important. A lot of artists deal with that and we've got to take care of each other."

On a night when women loomed large both for their forceful performances and for their sheer volume of nominations, Kacey Musgraves continued the trend, taking home the Grammy for Best Country Album.

"I never dreamed that this record would be met with such love, such warmth, such positivity. It seriously means the world to me," she said. "I love country music with everything that I am, and I am very proud to get to be able to share my version of that with the world.”

As women continued to dominate the show, Cardi B became only the second woman ever to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album, behind Lauryn Hill who won in 1997 with the Fugees. She is the first female solo headliner to take home the honor, however.

Visibly shaken, Cardi B brought her husband onto the stage with her and told how she made the album while working around the challenge posed by her pregnancy.

English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa was named best new artist -- chosen from an eight-nominee field that included six women.

"I guess this year we've really stepped up," she said in a poke at outgoing Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. Portnow came under fire last year amid criticism about the lack of female representation in top Grammy categories when he suggested that female performers need to "step up."

Childish Gambino, who pointedly did not attend the ceremony after voicing frustration with the Grammy diversity problem, won both the Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors for "This Is America."

Clouds gathered over the event literally and figuratively. Rain soaked the red carpet, and several top artists including Childish Gambino spurned invitations to perform at the show amid criticism of treatment of hip-hop artists, who are frequently nominated for top honors but infrequently win. With hours to go before the show, it was unclear if some of the top hip-hop nominees would even show.

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Top contenders of the night included Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Brandi Carlile, who were all three up for album, record and song of the year. The three top categories were expanded this year to allow for more diversity including more female nominees. Indeed, women were five of the eight nominees for album of the year, and six female acts were nominated for best new artist.

Still, criticism of the Grammy's diversity problem peaked in the days leading up to the ceremony. Lamar and Drake along with Ariana Grande all declined to perform at the show, vocalizing their frustration with their treatment. Lamar wasn't spotted at the show. He had a leading eight nominations heading into the show, but collected only one -- for best rap performance for "King's Dead."

Drake addressed the controversy directly in accepting the award for Best Rap Song.

"I definitely did not think I was winning anything,” Drake told the crowd. “I want to take this opportunity while I am up here to just talk to all the kids who are watching this, who are aspiring to do music, to all my peers who make music from their heart and do things pure and tell the truth. I want to let you know we’re playing an opinion-based sport, not a factual based sport. So, it’s not the NBA where at the end of the year you’re holding a trophy because you made the right decisions or won the games.

"This is a business, where sometimes it’s up to a bunch of people that might not understand, you know, what a mixed-race kid from Canada has to say or a fly Spanish girl from New York or anybody else, or a brother from Houston," he added. "But the point is you’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word-for-word, if you’re a hero in your hometown, if there are people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain or the snow spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows. You don’t need this right here. I promise you, you already won.”

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Grammy ceremony producer Ken Ehrlich told The New York Times last week, he understood the complaints.

"The fact of the matter is, we continue to have a problem in the hip-hop world," he said. "When they don't take home the big prize, the regard of the (Recording Academy), and what the Grammys represent, continues to be less meaningful to the hip-hop community."

Despite the rancor, the Grammys still featured a star-studded lineup of performers, including Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Mark Ronson, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Diana Ross and Dolly Parton. The show also included an Aretha Franklin tribute by Andra Day, Yolanda Adams and Fantasia.

One of the more emotional Grammy moments occurred during the pre-telecast portion of the awards ceremony, when Chris Cornell -- who died by suicide in May 2017 -- posthumously won the award for best rock performance for "When Bad Does Good." His two youngest children, 14-year-old daughter, Toni, and 13-year-old son, Christopher, accepted the award on behalf of their father.

Also among the award winners in the pre-telecast ceremony was former President Jimmy Carter, who won for best spoken-word album for "Faith -- A Journey For All." It was Carter's third career win in the category, making him the biggest Grammy winner among former presidents. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both won twice in the category.

The Grammys recognized recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018.

Grammy Award Winners:

• Song Of The Year: "This Is America," Childish Gambino
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Shallow," Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• Best Country Album: "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves
• Best Rap Song: "God's Plan," Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
• Best R&B Album: "H.E.R.," H.E.R.
• Best Rap Album: "Invasion Of Privacy," Cardi B
• Best New Artist: Dua Lipa
• Record of the Year: "This Is America," Childish Gambino
• Album of the Year: "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves

Here is a list of winners of the 61st Grammy Awards that were presented Sunday afternoon during the pre-telecast ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The balance of the awards will presented during the telecast ceremony at Staples Center, beginning at 5 p.m.:

• Best Pop Solo Performance: "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)," Lady Gaga
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "My Way," Willie Nelson
• Best Pop Vocal Album: "Sweetener," Ariana Grande
• Best Dance Recording: "Electricity," Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
• Best Dance/Electronic Album: "Woman Worldwide," Justice
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: "Steve Gadd Band," Steve Gadd Band
• Best Rock Performance: "When Bad Does Good," Chris Cornell
• Best Metal Performance: "Electric Messiah," High On Fire
• Best Rock Song: "Masseduction," Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
• Best Rock Album: "From The Fires," Greta Van Fleet
• Best Alternative Music Album: "Colors," Beck
• Best R&B Performance: "Best Part," H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
• Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand," Leon Bridges "How Deep Is Your Love," PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
• Best R&B Song: "Boo'd Up," Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
• Best Urban Contemporary Album: "Everything Is Love," The Carters
• Best Rap Performance: "King's Dead," Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake "Bubblin," Anderson .Paak

• Best Rap/Sung Performance: "This Is America," Childish Gambino
• Best Country Solo Performance: "Butterflies," Kacey Musgraves
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "Tequila," Dan + Shay
• Best Country Song: "Space Cowboy," Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
• Best New Age Album: "Opium Moon," Opium Moon
• Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Don't Fence Me In," John Daversa, soloist
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: "The Window," Cecile McLorin Salvant
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album: "Emanon," The Wayne Shorter Quartet
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: "American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom," John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
• Best Latin Jazz Album: "Back To The Sunset," Dafnis Prieto Big Band
• Best Gospel Performance/Song: "Never Alone," Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, Songwriters
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "You Say," Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
• Best Gospel Album: "Hiding Place," Tori Kelly
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: "Look Up Child," Lauren Daigle
• Best Roots Gospel Album: "Unexpected," Jason Crabb
• Best Latin Pop Album: "Sincera," Claudia Brant
• Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: "Aztlan," Zoe
• Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): "Mexico Por Siempre!," Luis Miguel
• Best Tropical Latin Album: "Anniversary," Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• Best American Roots Performance: "The Joke," Brandi Carlile
• Best American Roots Song: "The Joke," Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
• Best Americana Album: "By The Way, I Forgive You," Brandi Carlile
• Best Bluegrass Album: "The Travelin' McCourys," The Travelin' McCourys
• Best Traditional Blues Album: "The Blues Is Alive and Well," Buddy Guy
• Best Contemporary Blues Album: "Please Don't Be Dead," Fantastic Negrito
• Best Folk Album: "All Ashore," Punch Brothers
• Best Regional Roots Music Album: "No 'Ane'i," Kalani Pe'a
• Best Reggae Album: "44/876," Sting & Shaggy
• Best World Music Album: "Freedom," Soweto Gospel Choir
• Best Children's Album: "All The Sounds," Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): "Faith - A Journey For All," Jimmy Carter
• Best Comedy Album: "Equanimity & The Bird Revelation," Dave Chappelle
• Best Musical Theater Album: "The Band's Visit," Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: "The Greatest Showman," (Various Artists)
• Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: "Black Panther," Ludwig Goransson, composer
• Best Song Written For Visual Media: "Shallow," Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
• Best Instrumental Composition: "Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)," Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
• Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: "Stars and Stripes Forever," John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
• Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: "Spiderman Theme," Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
• Best Recording Package: "Masseducation," Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
• Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: "Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of 'Weird Al' Yankovic," Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
• Best Album Notes: "Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by WIlliam Ferris," David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• Best Historical Album: "Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by WIlliam Ferris," William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: "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)
• Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Pharrell Williams
• Best Remixed Recording: "Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)," Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)
• Best Immersive Audio Album: "Eye in The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition," Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
• Best Engineered Album, Classical: "Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11," Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Producer Of The Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh
• Best Orchestral Performance: "Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11," Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Best Opera Recording: "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)
• Best Choral Performance: "McLoskey: Zealot Canticles," Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall- Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
• Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: "Anderson, Laurie: Landfall," Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
• Best Classical Instrumental Solo: "Kernis: Violin Concerto," James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
• Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: "Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, D'India & Landi," Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles
• Best Classical Compendium: "Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush," JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• Best Contemporary Classical Composition: "Kernis: Violin Concerto," Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• Best Music Video: "This Is America," Childish Gambino, Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
• Best Music Film: "Quincy," (Quincy Jones), Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPr' Pesmen, video producer

This year's nominees include:

Record Of The Year:

• "I Like It," Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
• "The Joke," Brandi Carlile
• "This Is America," Childish Gambino
• "God's Plan," Drake
• "Shallow," Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• "All The Stars," Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• "Rockstar," Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
• "The Middle," Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Album Of The Year:

• "Invasion Of Privacy," Cardi B
• "By The Way, I Forgive You," Brandi Carlile
• "Scorpion," Drake
• "H.E.R.," H.E.R.
• "Beerbongs & Bentleys," Post Malone
• "Dirty Computer," Janelle Monae
• "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves
• "Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By" (Various Artists)

Song Of The Year:

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

Best New Artist:

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

Best Pop Solo Performance:

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

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

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

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

• "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

Best Pop Vocal Album:

• "Camila," Camila Cabello
• "Meaning Of Life," Kelly Clarkson
• "Sweetener," Ariana Grande
• "Shawn Mendes," Shawn Mendes
• "Beautiful Trauma," P!nk
• "Reputation," Taylor Swift

Best Dance Recording:

• "Northern Soul," Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
• "Ultimatum," Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
• "Losing It," Fisher
• "Electricity," Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
• "Ghost Voices," Virtual Self

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

• "Singularity," Jon Hopkins
• "Woman Worldwide," Justice
• "Treehouse," Sofi Tukker
• "Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides," Sophie
• "Lune Rouge," TOKiMONSTA

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

• "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

Best Rock Performance:

• "Four Out Of Five," Arctic Monkeys
• "When Bad Does Good," Chris Cornell
• "Made An America," The Fever 333
• "Highway Tune," Greta Van Fleet
• "Uncomfortable," Halestorm

Best Metal Performance:

• "Condemned To The Gallows," Between The Buried And Me
• "Honeycomb," Deafheaven
• "Electric Messiah," High On Fire
• "Betrayer," Trivium
• "On My Teeth," Underoath

Best Rock Song:

• "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)
• "Rats," Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

Best Rock Album:

• "Rainier Fog," Alice In Chains
• "M A N I A," Fall Out Boy
• "Prequelle," Ghost
• "From The Fires," Greta Van Fleet
• "Pacific Daydream," Weezer

Best Alternative Music Album:

• "Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino," Arctic Monkeys
• "Colors," Beck
• "Utopia," Bjork
• "American Utopia," David Byrne
• "Masseduction," St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance:

• "Long As I Live," Toni Braxton
• "Summer," The Carters
• "Y O Y," Lalah Hathaway
• "Best Part," H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
• "First Began," PJ Morton

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

• "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand," Leon Bridges
• "Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight," Bettye LaVette
• "Honest," MAJOR.
• "How Deep Is Your Love," PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
• "Made For Love," Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway

Best R&B Song:

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

• "Everything Is Love," The Carters
• "The Kids Are Alright," Chloe x Halle
• "Chris Dave And The Drumhedz," Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
• "War & Leisure," Miguel
• "Ventriloquism," Meshell Ndegeocello

Best R&B Album:

• "Sex & Cigarettes," Toni Braxton
• "Good Thing," Leon Bridges
• "Honestly," Lalah Hathaway
• "H.E.R.," H.E.R.
• "Gumbo Unplugged (Live)," PJ Morton

Best Rap Performance:

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

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

• "Like I Do," Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
• "Pretty Little Fears," 6LACK Featuring J. Cole
• "This Is America," Childish Gambino
• "All The Stars," Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• "Rockstar," Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

Best Rap Song:

• "God's Plan," Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
• "King's Dead," Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
• "Lucky You," R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
• "Sicko Mode," Khalif Brown, Roget 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)
• "Win," K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

Best Rap Album:

• "Invasion Of Privacy," Cardi B
• "Swimming," Mac Miller
• "Victory Lap," Nipsey Hussle
• "Daytona," Pusha T
• "Astroworld," Travis Scott

Best Country Solo Performance:

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

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

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

Best Country Song:

• "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)
• "Tequila," Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
• "When Someone Stops Loving You," Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Best Country Album:

• "Unapologetically," Kelsea Ballerini
• "Port Saint Joe," Brothers Osborne
• "Girl Going Nowhere," Ashley McBryde
• "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves
• "From A Room: Volume 2," Chris Stapleton

Best New Age Album:

• "Hiraeth," Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
• "Beloved," Snatam Kaur
• "Opium Moon," Opium Moon
• "Molecules Of Motion," Steve Roach
• "Moku Maluhia - Peaceful Island," Jim Kimo West

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

• "Some Of That Sunshine," Regina Carter, soloist
• "Don't Fence Me In," John Daversa, soloist
• "We See," Fred Hersch, soloists
• "De-dah," Brad Mehldau, soloist
• "Cadenas," Miguel Zen'n, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album:

• "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 Midon With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
• "The Window," Cecile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

• "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

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

• "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

Best Latin Jazz Album:

• "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 Tradicion," Miguel Zenon Featuring Spektral Quartet

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

• "You Will Win," Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, Songwriters
• "Won't He Do It," Koryn Hawthorne
• "Never Alone," Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, Songwriters
• "Cycles," Jonathan McReynolds Featuring Doe; Jonathan McReynolds, Songwriter
• "A Great Work," Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, Songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:

• "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
• "Known" Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters

Best Gospel Album:

• "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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:

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

Best Roots Gospel Album:

• "Unexpected," Jason Crabb
• "Clear Skies," Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
• "Favorites: Revisited By Request," The Isaacs
• "Still Standing," The Martins
• "Love Love Love," Gordon Mote

Best Latin Pop Album:

• "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 Sofia
• "Vives," Carlos Vives

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:

• "Clairoscura," Aterciopelados
• "Coastcity," Coastcity
• "Encanto Tropical," Monsieur Perine
• "Gourmet," Orishas
• "Aztlan," Zoe

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):

• "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
• "Mexico Por Siempre!," Luis Miguel

Best Tropical Latin Album:

• "Pa' Mi Gente," Charlie Aponte
• "Legado," Formell Y Los Van Van
• "Orquesta Akokan," Orquesta Akokan
• "Ponle Actitud," Felipe Pelaez
• "Anniversary," Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best American Roots Performance:

• "Kick Rocks," Sean Ardoin
• "Saint James Infirmary Blues," Jon Batiste
• "The Joke," Brandi Carlile
• "All On My Mind," Anderson East
• "Last Man Standing," Willie Nelson

Best American Roots Song:

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

Best Americana Album:

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

Best Bluegrass Album:

• "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

Best Traditional Blues Album:

• "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

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

• "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

Best Folk Album:

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

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

• "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

Best Reggae Album:

• "As The World Turns," Black Uhuru
• "Reggae Forever," Etana
• "Rebellion Rises," Ziggy Marley
• "A Matter of Time," Protoje
• "44/876," Sting & Shaggy

Best World Music Album:

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

Best Children's Album:

• "All The Sounds," Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• "Building Blocks," Tim Kubart
• "Falu's Bazaar," Falu
• "Giants of Science," The Pop Ups
• "The Nation of Imagine," Frank & Deane

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

Best Comedy Album:

• "Annihilation," Patton Oswalt
• "Equanimity & The Bird Revelation," Dave Chappelle
• "Noble Ape," Jim Gaffigan
• "Standup For Drummers," Fred Armisen
• "Tamborine," Chris Rock

Best Musical Theater Album:

• "The Band's Visit," Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• "Carousel," 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 Gronwall, 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)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:

• "Call Me By Your Name," (Various Artists)
• "Deadpool 2," (Various Artists)
• "The Greatest Showman," (Various Artists)
• "Lady Bird," (Various Artists)
• "Stranger Things," (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:

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

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

• "All The Stars," Kendrick Duckworth, Solana Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
• "Mystery Of Love," Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
• "Remember Me," Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
• "Shallow," Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
• "This Is Me," Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)

Best Instrumental Composition:

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

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

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

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

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

Best Recording Package:

• "Be The Cowboy," Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
• "Love Yourself: Tear," HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
• "Masseducation," Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
• "The Offering," Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
• "Well Kept Thing," Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)

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)

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," Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
• "Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by WIlliam Ferris," David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

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)
• "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)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

• "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)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

• Boi-1da
• Larry Klein
• Linda Perry
• Kanye West
• Pharrell Williams

Best Remixed Recording:

• "Audio (CID Remix)," CID, remixer (LSD)
• "How Long (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)," Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
• "Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix') ' Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden Featuring Sub Teal)
• "Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)," Kaskade, remixer (Kygo Featuring Justin Jesso)
• "Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)," Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)

Best Immersive Audio Album:

• "Eye in The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition," Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
• "Folketoner," Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
• "Seven Words From The Cross," Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
• "Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg," Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
• "Symbol," Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

• "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)

Producer Of The Year, Classical:

• Blanton Alspaugh
• David Frost
• Elizabeth Ostrow
• Judith Sherman
• Dirk Sobotka

Best Orchestral Performance:

• "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)

Best Opera Recording:

• "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; Renee Fleming, Elina Garanca, Gunther Groissbock & 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)

Best Choral Performance:

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

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:

• "Anderson, Laurie: Landfall," Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
• "Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach," The Danish String Quartet
• "Blueprinting," Aizuri Quartet
• "Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto For Two Pianos," Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-Andre Hamelin
• "Visions and Variations," A Far Cry

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:

• "Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2," Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
• "Biber: The Mystery Sonatas," Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
• "Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26," Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
• "Glass: Three Pieces in The Shape of a Square," Craig Morris
• "Kernis: Violin Concerto," James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:

• "Arc," Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
• "The Handel Album," Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble
• "Mirages," Sabine Devieilhe; Francois-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie
• Devos; Les Si'cles)
• "Schubert: Winterreise," Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
• "Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, D'India & Landi," Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles

Best Classical Compendium:

• "Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush," JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• "Gold," The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer
• "The John Adams Edition," Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
• "John Williams At The Movies," Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
• "Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi," Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

• "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)
• "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 P'rez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
• "Kernis: Violin Concerto," Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• "Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin," Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)

Best Music Video:

• "APES***," The Carters, Ricky Saiz, video director; Melodie 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 & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
• "Pynk," Janelle Monae, Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
• "Mumbo Jumbo," Tierra Whack Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer

Best Music Film:

• "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 DuPr' 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

City News service and Patch Staffer contributed to this report. Photo: Camila Cabello, center, performs "Havana" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)