Here Comes The 2016 Grammys

That’s right, it’s time for the 2016 Grammy nominations.

Now then, according to Wikipedia, The 2016 Grammy Awards (which is the 58th Annual Grammy Awards) ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will recognize the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which will run from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. It will be broadcast live by the CBS network. The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards will be presented, will be held at the Microsoft Theater which is next door to the Staples Center. This ceremony will be streamed live on the internet.

It will be the sixteenth Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which were held on February 23.

This edition of the Grammy Awards presentation will mark the first time the ceremony will be held on a Monday, after several years when the awards were presented on Sundays. The move is said to be temporary, as this edition will fall in an American holiday weekend (February 15 will be President's Day), and the Grammy organization opted for a ceremony to be held at the end, rather than in the middle of, this long holiday weekend.

Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11. For the latter, he went on to pass Eminem as the rapper with the most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson (12 nominations in 1984). Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six.

So here’s the complete list of 2016 Grammy Awards nominees:

General

Record of the Year

"Really Love" – D'Angelo and the Vanguard 
D'Angelo, producer; Russell Elevado & Ben Kane, engineers/mixers; Dave Collins, mastering engineer 
"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 

Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer 
"Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran

Jake Gosling, producer; Jake Gosling, Mark 'Spike' Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer 
"Blank Space" – Taylor Swift 
Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer 
"Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd 
Max Martin & Ali Payami, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Sam Holland, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

 
Album of the Year

Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes & Blake Mills, producers; Shawn Everett, engineer/mixer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

Bilal, George Clinton, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat & Anna Wise, featured artists; Taz Arnold, Boi-1Da, Ronald Colson, Larrance Dopson, Flying Lotus, Fredrik "Tommy Black" Halldin, Knxwledge, Koz, Lovedragon, Terrace Martin, Rahki, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Thundercat, Whoarei & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek "Mixedbyali" Ali, Thomas Burns, James "The White Black Man" Hunt, 9th Wonder & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Traveller – Chris Stapleton

Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton, producers; Vance Powell, engineer/mixer; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

1989 – Taylor Swift

Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

Lana Del Rey, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; DannyBoyStyles, Ben Diehl, Labrinth, Mano, Max Martin, Stephan Moccio, Carlo Montagnese, Ali Payami, The Pope, Jason Quenneville, [Peter Svensson]], Abel Tesfaye & Kanye West, producers; Jay Paul Bicknell, Mattias Bylund, Serban Ghenea, Noah Goldstein, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jean Marie Horvat, Carlo Montagnese, Jason Quenneville & Dave Reitzas, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers

Song of the Year

"Alright"

Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

"Blank Space"

Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

"Girl Crush"

Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

"See You Again"

Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)

"Thinking Out Loud"

Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Heartbeat Song" – Kelly Clarkson

"Love Me Like You Do" – Ellie Goulding

"Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran

"Blank Space" – Taylor Swift

"Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"Ship to Wreck" – Florence + The Machine

"Sugar" – Maroon 5

"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

"Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Pop Vocal Album

Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine

Uptown Special – Mark Ronson

1989 – Taylor Swift

Before This World – James Taylor

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern – Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

Shadows In The Night – Bob Dylan

Stages – Josh Groban

No One Ever Tells You – Seth MacFarlane

My Dream Duets – Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance Recording

"We're All We Need" – Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston

Andrew Bayer, Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, producers; Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, mixers

"Go" – The Chemical Brothers

Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers

"Never Catch Me" – Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar

Steven Ellison, producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mixer

"Runaway (U & I)" – Galantis

Linus Eklöw, Christian Karlsson & Svidden, producers; Linus Eklöw, Niklas Flyckt & Christian Karlsson, mixers

"Where Are Ü Now" – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Our Love – Caribou

Born in the Echoes – The Chemical Brothers

Caracal – Disclosure

In Colour – Jamie xx

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U – Skrillex and Diplo

Contemporary Instrumental

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Guitar in the Space Age! – Bill Frisell

Love Language – Wouter Kellerman

Afrodeezia – Marcus Miller

Sylva – Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV – Kirk Whalum

Rock

Best Rock Performance

"Don't Wanna Fight" – Alabama Shakes

"What Kind of Man" – Florence + The Machine

"Something From Nothing" – Foo Fighters

"Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King

"Moaning Lisa Smile" – Wolf Alice

Best Metal Performance

"Identity" – August Burns Red

"Cirice" – Ghost

"512" – Lamb of God

"Thank You" – Sevendust

"Custer" – Slipknot

Best Rock Song

"Don't Wanna Fight"

Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)

"Ex's & Oh's"

Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)

"Hold Back the River"

Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)

"Lydia"

Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)

"What Kind of Man"

John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

Best Rock Album

Chaos and the Calm – James Bay

Kintsugi – Death Cab for Cutie

Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect

Drones – Muse

.5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes

Vulnicura – Björk

The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket

Currents – Tame Impala

Star Wars – Wilco

R&B

Best R&B Performance

"If I Don't Have You" – Tamar Braxton

"Rise Up" – Andra Day

"Breathing Underwater" – Hiatus Kaiyote

"Planes" – Jeremih feat. J. Cole

"Earned It" – The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance

"He Is" – Faith Evans

"Little Ghetto Boy" – Lalah Hathaway

"Let It Burn" – Jazmine Sullivan

"Shame" – Tyrese

"My Favorite Part of You" – Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song

"Coffee"

Brook Davis, Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)

"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"

Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)

"Let It Burn"

Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

"Really Love"

D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo and The Vanguard)

"Shame"

Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Ego Death – The Internet

You Should Be Here – Kehlani

Blood – Lianne La Havas

Wildheart – Miguel

Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

Coming Home – Leon Bridges

Black Messiah – D'Angelo and The Vanguard

Cheers to the Fall – Andra Day

Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan

Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson

Rap

Best Rap Performance

"Apparently" – J. Cole

"Back to Back" – Drake

"Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap

"Alright" – Kendrick Lamar

"Truffle Butter" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

"All Day" – Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"One Man Can Change The World" – Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend

"Glory" – Common & John Legend

"Classic Man" – Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur

"These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

"Only" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

"All Day"

Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)

"Alright"

Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

"Energy"

Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)

"Glory"

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)

"Trap Queen"

Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

Best Rap Album

2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole

Compton – Dr. Dre

If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake

To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

"Burning House" – Cam

"Traveller" – Chris Stapleton

"Little Toy Guns" – Carrie Underwood

"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" – Keith Urban

"Chances Are" – Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

"Stay a Little Longer" – Brothers Osborne

"If I Needed You" – Joey + Rory

"The Driver" – Charles Kelley featuring Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

"Girl Crush" – Little Big Town

"Lonely Tonight" – Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

"Chances Are"

Hayes Carll, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)

"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"

Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

"Girl Crush"

Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

"Hold My Hand"

Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)

"Traveller"

Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

Montevallo – Sam Hunt

Pain Killer – Little Big Town

The Blade – Ashley Monroe

Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves

Traveller – Chris Stapleton

New Age

Best New Age Album

Grace – Paul Avgerinos

Bhakti Without Borders – Madi Das

Voyager – Catherine Duc

Love – Peter Kater

Asia Beauty – Ron Korb

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"Giant Steps" – Joey Alexander, soloist

"Cherokee" – Christian McBride, soloist

"Arbiters of Evolution" – Donny McCaslin, soloist

"Friend or Foe" – Joshua Redman, soloist

"Past Present" – John Scofield, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein – Karrin Allyson

Find a Heart – Denise Donatelli

Flirting With Disaster – Lorraine Feather

Jamison – Jamison Ross

For One to Love – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

My Favorite Things – Joey Alexander

Breathless – Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios – Robert Glaser & The Robert Glasper Trio

Beautiful Life – Jimmy Greene

Past Present – John Scofield

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Lines of Color – Gil Evans Project

Köln – Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band

Cuba: The Conversation Continues – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

The Thompson Fields – Maria Schneider Orchestra

Home Suite Home – Patrick Williams

Best Latin Jazz Album

Made in Brazil – Elaine Elias

Suite Caminos – Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Intercambio – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Identities are Changeable – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

"Worth [Live]" – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy

Anthony Brown, songwriter

"Wanna Be Happy?" – Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin, songwriter

"Intentional" – Travis Greene

Travis Greene, songwriter

"How Awesome Is Our God [Live]" – Israel & Newbreed featuring Yolanda Adams

Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters

"Worth Fighting For [Live]" – Brian Courtney Wilson

Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

"Holy Spirit" – Francesca Battistelli

Francesca Battistelli, songwriter

"Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)" – Crowder

Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters

"Because He Lives (Amen)" – Matt Maher

Matt Maher, songwriter

"Soul on Fire" – Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters

Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters

"Feel It" – TobyMac featuring Mr. Talkbox

Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

Destined To Win [Live] – Karen Clark Sheard

Living It – Dorinda Clark-Cole

One Place Live – Tasha Cobbs

Covered: Alive in Asia [Live] (Deluxe) – Israel & Newbreed

Life Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Whatever the Road – Jason Crabb

How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle

Saints and Sinners – Matt Maher

This Is Not a Test – TobyMac

Love Ran Red – Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album

Still Rockin' My Soul – The Fairfield Four

Pray Now – Karen Peck and New River

Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) – Point of Grace

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

Terral – Pablo Alborán

Healer – Alex Cuba

A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky Martin

Sirope – Alejandro Sanz

Algo sucede – Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

Amanecer – Bomba Estéreo

Mondongo – La Cuneta Son Machín

Hasta la Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade

Caja De Música – Monsieur Periné

Dale – Pitbull

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Mi Vicio Más Grande – Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizárraga

Ya Dime Adiós – La Maquinaria Norteña

Zapateando – Los Cojolites

Realidades - Deluxe Edition – Los Tigres del Norte

Tradición, Arte Y Pasión – Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

Best Tropical Latin Album

Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto – José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero

Son De Panamá – Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

Presente Continuo – Guaco

Todo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Que Suenen Los Tambores – Victor Manuelle

American Roots

Best American Roots Performance

"And Am I Born To Die" – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

"Born To Play Guitar" – Buddy Guy

"City Of Our Lady" – The Milk Carton Kids

"Julep" – Punch Brothers

"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" – Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song

"All Night Long"

Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)

"The Cost Of Living"

Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)

"Julep"

Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)

"The Traveling Kind"

Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)

"24 Frames"

Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Best Americana Album

The Firewatcher's Daughter – Brandi Carlile

The Traveling Kind – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell

Mono – The Mavericks

The Phosphorescent Blues – Punch Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album

Pocket Full of Keys – Dale Ann Bradley

Before the Sun Goes Down – Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley

In Session – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Man of Constant Sorrow – Ralph Stanley and friends

The Muscle Shoals Recordings – The Steeldrivers

Best Blues Album

Descendants of Hill Country – Cedric Burnside Project

Outskirts of Love – Shemekia Copeland

Born to Play Guitar – Buddy Guy

Worthy – Bettye LaVette

Muddy Waters 100 – John Primer and various artists

Best Folk Album

Wood, Wire & Words – Norman Blake

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Tomorrow Is My Turn – Rhiannon Giddens

Servant of Love – Patty Griffin

Didn't He Ramble – Glen Hansard

Best Regional Music Album

Go Go Juice – Jon Cleary

La La La La – Natalie Ai Kamauu

Kawaiokalena – Kealiʻi Reichel

Get Ready – The Revelers

Generations – Windwalker and the MCW

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Branches From The Same Tree – Rocky Dawuni

The Cure – Jah Cure

Acousticalevy – Barrington Levy

Zion Awake – Luciano

Strictly Roots – Morgan Heritage

World Music

Best World Music Album

Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo - Gilberto Gil

Sings - Angelique Kidjo

Music from Inala - Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and The Inala Ensemble

Home - Anoushka Shankar

I Have No Everything Here - Zomba Prison Project

Children’s

Best Children's Album

¡Come Bien! Eat Right! – José-Luis Orozco

Dark Pie Concerns – Gustafer Yellowgold

Home – Tim Kubart

How Great Can This Day Be – Lori Henriques

Trees – Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

Spoken Word

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

Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) – Patti Smith

Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks – Dick Cavett

A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety – Jimmy Carter

Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller) – Janis Ian & Jean Smart

Yes Please – Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Back To The Drawing Board – Lisa Lampanelli

Brooklyn – Wyatt Cenac

Happy.and A Lot – Jay Mohr

Just Being Honset – Craig Ferguson

Live At Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K.

Musical Theatre

Best Musical Theater Album

An American In Paris – Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Fun Home – Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Jeanine Tesori, composer; Lisa Kron, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Hamilton – Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

The King And I – Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2015 Broadway Cast)

Something Rotten! – Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Empire: Season 1 – various artists

Fifty Shades Of Grey – various artists

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me – various artists

Pitch Perfect 2 – various artists

Selma – various artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Birdman - Antonio Sánchez, composer

The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat, composer

Interstellar - Hans Zimmer, composer

The Theory of Everything - Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

Whiplash - Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

"Earned It" (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Stephan Moccio & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)

"Glory" (from Selma) – Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)

"Love Me like You Do" (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami, & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)

"See You Again" (from Furious 7) – Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)

"Til It Happens to You" (from The Hunting Ground) – Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

Composing

Best Instrumental Composition

"The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"

Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)

"Civil War"

Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)

"Confetti Man"

David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)

"Neil"

Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)

"Vesper"

Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)

Arranging

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

"Bruno Mars"

Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)

"Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"

Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado and Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)

"Do You Hear What I Hear?"

Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)

"Ghost Of A Chance"

Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)

"You And The Night And The Music"

John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

"Be My Muse"

Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)

"52nd & Broadway"

Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams featuring Patti Austin)

"Garota De Ipanema"

Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna featuring Otmaro Ruiz)

"Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)"

Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)

"When I Come Home"

Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

Packaging

Best Recording Package

Alagoas

Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)

Bush

Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)

Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)

My Happiness

Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)

Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys

Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)

Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)

I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)

Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)

The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)

Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)

Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)

Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)

30 Trips Around The Sun

Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)

What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)

Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

Notes

Best Album Notes

Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946

James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)

Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced

Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)

Portrait Of An American Singer

Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)

Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925

Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra)

Historical

Best Historical Album

The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11

 Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)

The Complete Concert By The Sea

Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)

Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985

Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959

Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Songs My Mother Taught Me

Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

Engineered Album

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Before This World

Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)

Currency Of Man

Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)

Recreational Love

Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)

Sound & Color

Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)

Wallflower

Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Ask Your Mama

Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)

Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'

Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria

Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

Beyong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'

Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony);

Producer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jeff Bhasker

"Ain't Gonna Drown" (Elle King)

"Burning Doves" (Mikky Ekko)

"Burning House" (Cam)

"Grand Romantic" (Nate Ruess)

"Last Damn Night" (Elle King)

"Never Let You Down" (Woodkid Featuring Lykke Li)

"Runaway Train" (Cam)

"Uptown Special" (Mark Ronson)

Dave Cobb

"Delilah" (Anderson East)

"Little Neon Limelight" (Houndmouth)

"Smoke" (A Thousand Horses)

"Something More Than Free" (Jason Isbell)

"Southernality" (A Thousand Horses)

"3" (Honeyhoney)

"Traveller" (Chris Stapleton)

Diplo

"Bitch I'm Madonna" (Madonna Featuring Nicki Minaj)

"Doctor Pepper" (Diplo Featuring CL, Riff Raff & OG MacO)

"Golden" (Travie McCoy Featuring Sia)

"Lean On" (Major Lazer Featuring MØ & DJ Snake)

"Peace Is The Mission" (Major Lazer)

"Skrillex And Diplo Present" Jack Ü (Skrillex And Diplo)

"Where Are Ü Now" (Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber)

Larry Klein

"Currency Of Man" (Melody Gardot)

"Freedom & Surrender" (Lizz Wright)

"Heartland" (Indra Rios-Moore)

"I'm Leaving You" (Florence K)

"Parker's Place" (Parker Bent)

"Speaking In Tongues" (Luciana Souza)

"Tenderness" (JD Souther)

Blake Mills

"Sound & Color" (Alabama Shakes)

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

"Hill: Symphony No. 4; Concertino Nos. 1 & 2; Divertimento" (Peter Bay, Anton Nel & Austin Symphony Orchestra)

"Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil" (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)

"Sacred Songs Of Life & Love" (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)

"Spirit Of The American Range" (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)

"Tower: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance" (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)

Manfred Eicher

"Franz Schubert" (András Schiff)

"Galina Ustvolskaya" (Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Markus Hinterhäuser & Reto Bieri)

"Moore: Dances & Canons" (Saskia Lankhoorn)

"Rihm: Et Lux" (Paul Van Nevel, Minguet Quartet & Huelgas Ensemble)

"Visions Fugitives" (Anna Gourari)

Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin

"Dances For Piano & Orchestra" (Joel Fan, Christophe Chagnard & Northwest Sinfonietta)

"Tempo Do Brasil" (Marc Regnier)

"Woman At The New Piano" (Nadia Shpachenko)

Dan Merceruio

"Chapí: String Quartets 1 & 2" (Cuarteto Latinoamericano)

"From Whence We Came" (Ensemble Galilei)

"Gregson: Touch" (Peter Gregson)

"In The Light Of Air" - ICE Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir (International Contemporary Ensemble)

"Schumann" (Ying Quartet)

"Scrapyard Exotica" (Del Sol String Quartet)

"Stravinsky: Petrushka" (Richard Scerbo & Inscape Chamber Orchestra)

"What Artemisia Heard" (El Mundo)

"ZOFO Plays Terry Riley" (ZOFO)

Judith Sherman

"Ask Your Mama" (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)

"Fields: Double Cluster; Space Sciences" (Jan Kučera, Gloria Chuang & Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra)

"Liaisons - Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano" (Anthony de Mare)

"Montage - Great Film Composers & The Piano" (Gloria Cheng)

"Multitude, Solitude" (Momenta Quartet)

"Of Color Braided All Desire - Music Of Eric Moe" (Christine Brandes, Brentano String Quartet, Dominic Donato, Jessica Meyer, Karen Ouzounian, Manhattan String Quartet & Talujon)

"Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!" (Ursula Oppens)

"Sirota: Parting The Veil - Works For Violin & Piano" (David Friend, Hyeyung Julie Yoon, Laurie Carney & Soyeon Kate Lee)

"Turina: Chamber Music For Strings & Piano" (Lincoln Trio)

Remixer

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

"Berlin By Overnight " (CFCF Remix)

CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)

"Hold On" (Fatum Remix)

Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)

"Runaway (U & I)" (Kaskade Remix)

Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)

"Say My Name" (RAC Remix)

André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)

"Uptown Funk" (Dave Audé Remix)

Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)

Amused To Death

James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)

Magnificat

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)

Spes

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'

Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10

Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Spirit Of The American Range

Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)

Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony 'Humen 1839'

Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

Janáček: Jenůfa

Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria

Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)

Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)

Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade

Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus)

Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe

Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance

Performers who are not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned in parentheses

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610

Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)

Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings

Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)

Paulus: Far In The Heavens

Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Brahms: The Piano Trios

Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt

Filament

Eighth Blackbird

Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics

Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee

Render

Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2

Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes

Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos

Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)

Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7

Kristian Bezuidenhout

Rachmaninov Variations

Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata

Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist

Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall

Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist

Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album

Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)

Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali

Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)

St. Petersburg

Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

Best Classical Compendium

As Dreams Fall Apart - The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955)

New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer

Ask Your Mama

George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer

Handel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740

Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer

Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Woman At The New Piano

Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest

Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)

Norman: Play

Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)

Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances

Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)

Tower: Stroke

Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)

Wolfe: Anthracite Fields

Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

"LSD" – ASAP Rocky

Dexter Navy, video director; Shin Nishigaki, video producer

"I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" – The Dead Weather

Cooper Roberts & Ian Schwartz, video directors; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers

"Alright" – Kendrick Lamar

The Little Homies & Colin Tilley, video directors; Brandon Bonfiglio, Dave Free, Andrew Lerios & Luga Podesta, video producers

"Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

Joseph Kahn, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer

"Freedom" – Pharrell Williams

Paul Hunter, video director; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers

Best Music Film

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown - (James Brown)

Alex Gibney, video director; Peter Afterman, Blair Foster, Mick Jagger & Victoria Pearman, video producers

Sonic Highways - Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl, video director; John Cutcliffe, John Silva, Gaby Skolnek & Kristen Welsh, video producers

What Happened, Miss Simone? - (Nina Simone)

Liz Garbus, video director; Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson & Justin Wilkes, video producers

The Wall - Roger Waters

Sean Evans & Roger Waters, video directors; Clare Spencer & Roger Waters, video producers

Amy - (Amy Winehouse)

Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer

Boy, sound like a big number of nominations for mainstream music like heavy metal and country music like Tim McGraw. As well as boring regular music like children's music. Yuck. This is popular music, not regular music. Anyway, that way, mainstream music like The Weeknd and country music like Blake Shelton will be able to win Grammy nominations.

Since Taylor Swift received seven along with The Weeknd, will she able to win the Grammy nominations including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album? I hope so. Good luck, Taylor Swift.