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The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The
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network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in
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. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016. James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The pre-telecast ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main event and was hosted by comedian
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. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016.
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
acquired the most nominations with nine.
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
, and
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
received eight nominations each, while Chance the Rapper followed with seven nominations.
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
won six awards from six nominations as an engineer/mixer. Among the artists,
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
was the biggest winner of the night with five trophies, including Album of the Year for '' 25'',
Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
, and Song of the Year for "
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". Adele also became the first musician in history to win all three general field awards in the same ceremony twice, previously winning all three categories in 2012.
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and
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
followed with four trophies. Chance the Rapper won for
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
alongside two other awards.


Performers

Performers adapted from ''
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Presenters

Source: Grammy.com * Jennifer Lopez – presented
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
*
Paris Jackson Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (born April 3, 1998) is an American model, actress, and singer. She is the second child and only daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. In 2020, Jackson signed a deal with Republic Records. Her first sing ...
– introduced
The Weeknd Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), ...
and
Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
* John Travolta – introduced
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
and
Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...
*
Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...
– presented
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...
*
Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she rose to fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of ''American Idol.'' Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on Janua ...
and
The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...
– presented
Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...
* Ryan Seacrest – introduced
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
and
Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...
*
Tina Knowles Tina may refer to: People * Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia *Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...
– introduced
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
*
Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...
and
Thomas Rhett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
– presented
Best Country Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is design ...
*
Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbro ...
– introduced
Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...
and
Skip Marley Skip Marley Minto (born 4 June 1996) is a Jamaican singer. He is the son of Cedella Marley and David Minto, and grandson of Bob Marley. He has received two Grammy Award nominations and an MTV Video Music Award nomination. Life and career Mar ...
* William Bell and
Gary Clark Jr. Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Brig ...
– presented Best Urban Contemporary Album *
Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Glo ...
– introduced Maren Morris and
Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
* Taraji P. Henson – presented
Best Rap Album The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories ...
*
Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...
– introduced
Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
and
Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
*
Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerabl ...
– introduced
Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, '' High Top Mountain'' and '' Metamodern Sounds in Cou ...
*
DNCE DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018. ...
– introduced
Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...
,
Tori Kelly Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, and voice actress. She first gained recognition after posting videos on YouTube as a teenager, and made it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of ''Americ ...
,
Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbro ...
and
Andra Day Andra may refer to: People * Andra (singer) (born 1986), Romanian singer *Andra (musician), Zimbabwean-American musician * Andra Karpin (born 1979), Estonian footballer * Andra Neiburga (1957–2019), Latvian writer *Andra Day (born 1984), Amer ...
*
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
– presented Song of the Year *
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– introduced
A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip
and Anderson .Paak * Halsey and Jason Derulo – introduced Chance the Rapper and
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
*
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
and
Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...
– presented
Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
and Album of the Year


Premiere ceremony

In order of appearance: *
Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...
- main host (presented Rock, Pop, Producer and Visual Media categories and
Best Musical Theater Album The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award is generally given to the album producer, principal vocalist(s), and the composer and lyricist if they have written a new score which comprises 51% or more play ...
) *
Lauren Daigle Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
and For King and Country (presented Gospel/Contemporary Christian, Engineering (Non Classical), Packaging and Arranging categories and
Best Historical Album The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 and recognizes achievements in audio restoration. Since this category's creation, the award had several minor name changes: *In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Re ...
,
Best Album Notes The Grammy Award – Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976 (the 15th through 18th Awards), a second award was presented for Best Album Notes – Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below. The award recog ...
, Best Surround Sound Album and
Best Instrumental Composition The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation), first released during the eligibility year. I ...
) * O'Connor Band - "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?" *
René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career She began her professional music career at age 42. Originally she performed as René Croan; she ...
(presented Gospel categories,
Best New Age Album The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the new-age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several c ...
,
Best World Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...
, Best Children's Album, Best Spoken Word Album,
Best Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Hon ...
and Best Music Film) *
Ravi Coltrane Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi. Biography Ravi Coltrane is the son of sa ...
and
Third Coast Percussion Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award-winning American percussion ensemble, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The group, composed of Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore, specializes in new music/contemporar ...
- " Mallet Quartet" *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
(presented Classical, Engineering (Classical) and Dance categories) *
Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...
- " Suzanne" (Tribute to
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...
) *
Brendon Urie Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Panic! at the Disco, of which he is the only remaining member. In ...
(presented
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (previously: Best Pop Instrumental Album) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording arti ...
, Jazz, Country categories and
Best Roots Gospel Album The Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album has been an award category at the annual Grammy Awards since 2015. The award was first approved by the board of trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014. According to NARAS, the award was introduc ...
) *
Northern Cree Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group, based in Maskwacis, Bouchard, David (2006). ''Nokum Is My Teacher'', Postface. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. Music by Northern Cree. Red ...
and
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
- "Cree Cuttin'"/"Un Beso" * Mya (presented Latin and American Roots categories) *
Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...
- "Amen" *
Jimmy Jam Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...
(presented R&B and Rap categories and
Best Reggae Album The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1985 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre. Honors in sev ...
,
Best Comedy Album The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to presen ...
)


Nominees and winners

* Taken from the Grammys website. * The winners are in bold.


General

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
*"
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
**
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, producer; Julian Burg,
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
,
Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
,
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
&
Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
, mastering engineers *"
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
**
Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers;
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
& Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer *" 7 Years" –
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
**Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
, mastering engineer *"
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
featuring
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Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell,
Kuk Harrell Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In 2011, Kuk ...
,
Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
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& Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers;
Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered recordings such as Gwen Stefani's '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004), Rihanna's '' Loud'' (2010), Lady Gaga's '' Born This Way'' (2011) and Drake' ...
, mastering engineer *"
Stressed Out "Stressed Out" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album, '' Blurryface'' (2015). Produced by Mike Elizondo and recorded at studios in Los A ...
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Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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Mike Elizondo Mike Elizondo (born October 22, 1972) is an American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A protege of Dr. Dre, Elizondo has worked with 50 Cent, Eminem, Carrie Underwood, Fiona Apple, Mastodon, Ry Cooder, Skylar Grey, Twenty ...
&
Tyler Joseph Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988) is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for ...
, producers;
Neal Avron Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Ev ...
& Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers;
Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered recordings such as Gwen Stefani's '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004), Rihanna's '' Loud'' (2010), Lady Gaga's '' Born This Way'' (2011) and Drake' ...
, mastering engineer Album of the Year * '' 25'' –
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
** Danger Mouse,
Samuel Dixon Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is a record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London. Dixon has produced and written with artists including Adele, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Paloma Faith and Jack S ...
,
Paul Epworth Paul Richard Epworth (born 25 July 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna, and Maxïmo Park, among many others. He is a member o ...
,
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
,
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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Ariel Rechtshaid Ariel Rechtshaid ( ;) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His accolades include three Grammy Awards for music production. Rechtshaid was the lead singer and guitarist of the sk ...
, Shellback,
The Smeezingtons The Smeezingtons were an American songwriting and record production team consisting of Bruno Mars (born 1985), Philip Lawrence (born 1980), and Ari Levine (born May 5, 1984). The Smeezingtons were established in Los Angeles, California; their ...
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Ryan Tedder Ryan Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists since th ...
, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon,
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
, Declan Gaffney,
Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...
, John Hanes,
Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin,
Charles Moniz Charles Moniz is a Canadian recording engineer who worked on Bruno Mars's studio albums ''Unorthodox Jukebox'' and ''24K Magic (album), 24k Magic''. Alternatively, he recorded "All I Ask (Adele song), All I Ask" for Adele's 2015 studio album ''25 ( ...
, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco,
Mike Piersante Mike Piersante is a recording engineer and mixer. 2009 Grammy Awards Mike Piersante won two Grammy Awards in 2009 for his work as Engineer/Mixer. The first Grammy was for "Please Read the Letter" a duet track by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. ...
, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
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Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
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Lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage. There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using ...
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
** James Blake,
Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
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The Weeknd Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), ...
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Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake,
Boots A boot is a type of footwear. Boot or Boots may also refer to: Businesses * Boot Inn, Chester, Cheshire, England * Boots (company), a high-street pharmacy chain and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom * The Boot, Cromer St ...
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Jonny Coffer Jonathan Coffer (born 8 March 1989) is a multiple Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer from London. He has written and produced for artists including Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lykke Li, FKA twigs, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Fall Out ...
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DannyBoyStyles Danny Schofield, known professionally as DannyBoyStyles (and previously known as Styles), is a Grammy award-winning record producer, engineer, songwriter, and composer. He produced all ten tracks on the Weeknd's album ''Kiss Land'' and won a Gram ...
, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie,
Kevin Garrett Kevin Rashard Garrett (born July 29, 1980) is a former American football player. Garrett attended Southern Methodist University and was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He has previously played football with the St. Louis Ra ...
, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga,
Hit-Boy Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr. (born May 21, 1987), better known by his stage name Hit-Boy, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. In May 2011, he had signed a two-year deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music production branch. ...
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Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Blaze attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue his mu ...
, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles,
Ezra Koenig Ezra Michael Koenig ( ; born April 8, 1984) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and internet radio personality. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additio ...
, Jeremy McDonald,
MeLo-X Sean Rhoden, known professionally MeLo-X, is an American disc jockey and record producer. MeLo-X co-wrote two songs for Beyoncé's ''Lemonade'' album in 2016: " Hold-Up" and " Sorry". MeLo-X is one half of the electro/dancehall/reggae duo Electri ...
, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik Yusef, producers; Mike Dean,
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
, Greg Koller,
Tony Maserati Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen ...
, Lester Mendoza,
Vance Powell Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkey ...
, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer *'' Purpose'' –
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...
, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott &
Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead si ...
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The Audibles ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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Axident Andreas Schuller (known by his producer name Axident) is a Norwegians, Norwegian songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists Justin Bieber, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, Inna, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg, Jessie J, Ada ...
, Justin Bieber, Big Taste,
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
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Blood Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the c ...
, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James,
Ian Kirkpatrick Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. Described as "supremely athletic, fast, fearless and with an uncanny sense of anticipation", Kirkpatrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest flankers t ...
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Maejor Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), better known by his stage name Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali), is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. Green has written and produced songs f ...
, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder &
Soundz Kenneth C. Coby (born August 1, 1983), better known as his stage name Soundz is an American record producer and rapper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin signed to US Records and EMI Publishing. He was born to Charles and Lolita Coby, both former singe ...
, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin,
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
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Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
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Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
, mastering engineers *''
Views A view is a sight or prospect or the ability to see or be seen from a particular place. View, views or Views may also refer to: Common meanings * View (Buddhism), a charged interpretation of experience which intensely shapes and affects thou ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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dvsn Dvsn (stylized as dvsn and pronounced "division") is a Canadian R&B duo composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. The duo is signed to Canadian rapper Drake through his label OVO Sound. History ''Sept. 5th'' On September 5, 2 ...
, Future,
Kyla Kyla may refer to: *Kyla (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Kyla (Filipino singer) (born 1981), Filipino R&B singer **Kyla (British singer) Kyla Reid ( Smith; born 22 September 1983) is a British house music singer in the ...
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PartyNextDoor Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record labe ...
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
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Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential Afri ...
, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully,
Boi-1Da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
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Cardo A cardo (plural ''cardines'') was a north–south street in Ancient Roman cities and military camps as an integral component of city planning. The cardo maximus, or most often the ''cardo'', was the main or central north–south-oriented street. ...
, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz,
DJ Dahi Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), professionally known as DJ Dahi, is an American DJ, songwriter, record producer and singer from Inglewood, California. Dahi is perhaps best known for producing " Money Trees" by American rapper Kendri ...
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Frank Dukes Adam King Feeney (born September 12, 1983), better known as Ging and by his former stage name Frank Dukes, is a Canadian musician, record producer, and songwriter. A prolific producer, he has worked with artists including Camila Cabello ("Havana ...
, Maneesh,
Murda Beatz Shane Lee Lindstrom (born February 11, 1994), known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer. He has produced hit singles like " Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott, "Back on Road" by Gucci Mane, "Nice for What" by Drake, "Moto ...
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Nineteen85 Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. He is best known for p ...
, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter,
Noah "40" Shebib Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...
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Southside Southside or South Side may refer to: Places Australia * Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region Canada * South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of Newf ...
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Sevn Thomas Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's " Pop Style" and " Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's " Wake ...
, Jordan Ullman,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell,
Seth Firkins Seth Chaim Firkins (August 5, 1981 – September 23, 2017) was an American audio engineer. Firkins engineered songs for artists such as Rihanna, Future, Young Thug, Jay-Z, Trina, Ciara, and Gucci Mane. Career Firkins was exposed at an early a ...
, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer *'' A Sailor's Guide to Earth'' –
Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, '' High Top Mountain'' and '' Metamodern Sounds in Cou ...
**Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers;
Gavin Lurssen Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.Song of the Year * "
Hello ''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich ...
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Adele Adkins Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, songwriters (Adele) * "
Formation Formation may refer to: Linguistics * Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes * Word formation, the creation of a new word by adding affixes Mathematics and science * Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
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Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
& Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé) * "
I Took a Pill in Ibiza "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (also known by its censored title "In Ibiza" or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") is a song by American singer Mike Posner. The song was originally acoustic guitar-based and released digitally as a single in th ...
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Mike Posner Michael Robert Henrion Posner ( ; born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.For Posner's full name, see He released his debut album, ''31 Minutes to Takeoff'', in 2010. The album includes the US ''Billboar ...
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Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
, songwriters (Justin Bieber) * " 7 Years" **
Lukas Forchhammer Lukas Forchhammer (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former actor. He is best known as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer starred i ...
, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
* Chance the Rapper *
Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...
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The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...
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Best Pop Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guides, the Best Pop S ...
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Hello ''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich ...
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
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Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...
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Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
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Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
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Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...
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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...
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Stressed Out "Stressed Out" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album, '' Blurryface'' (2015). Produced by Mike Elizondo and recorded at studios in Los A ...
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Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...
featuring Halsey * " 7 Years" –
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
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Work Work may refer to: * Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community ** Manual labour, physical work done by humans ** House work, housework, or homemaking ** Working animal, an animal t ...
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* " Cheap Thrills" –
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented ...
* '' Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin'' –
Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...
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Cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ...
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Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...
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Fallen Angels A fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven. Fallen Angels may also refer to: Film and television * ''Fallen Angels'' (1948 film), a Greek film by Nikos Tsiforos * Fallen Angels (1985 documentary film) by Gregory Dark * ...
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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
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Stages Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * S ...
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Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
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Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...
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Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
* '' Purpose'' –
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
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Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...
* '' Confident'' –
Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...
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This Is Acting ''This Is Acting'' is the seventh studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released on 29 January 2016 by Inertia, Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records. The album is mostly composed of songs written by Sia for other pop artists that ...
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Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...


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Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
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The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...
featuring Daya ** The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer * "Tearing Me Up" –
Bob Moses Robert Moses (1888–1981) was an American city planner. Robert Moses may also refer to: * Bob Moses (activist) (1935–2021), American educator and civil rights activist * Bob Moses, American football player in the 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic * Bob M ...
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Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed She ...
, mixer * " Never Be Like You" –
Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
featuring Kai ** Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer * "' Rinse & Repeat" – Riton featuring
Kah-Lo Faridah Seriki, known professionally as Kah-Lo is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, best known for her song ‘Fasta’ and for her work on ' Rinse and Repeat' with British DJ, Riton. The track was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 59th Gram ...
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Drinkee "Drinkee" is the debut single by American musical duo Sofi Tukker. It was released independently in October 2015, and re-released by Ultra Records in April 2016. The song is inspired by the poem "Relógio" by Brazilian poet Chacal. The lyrics are ...
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Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker (stylized in all caps) is a musical duo based in Florida consisting of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. They are best known for their songs "Drinkee", " Best Friend", and " Purple Hat". "Best Friend" was featured in a commerc ...
** Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer ;
Best Dance/Electronic Album The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres. Honors in several categ ...
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Skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other cuticle, animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have diffe ...
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Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
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Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompani ...
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Epoch In chronology and periodization, an epoch or reference epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era. The "epoch" serves as a reference point from which time is measured. The moment of epoch is usually decided by ...
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Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underwor ...
* '' Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII'' –
Little Louie Vega Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team. Biograph ...


Contemporary Instrumental

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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (previously: Best Pop Instrumental Album) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording arti ...
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Culcha Vulcha ''Culcha Vulcha'' is an album by American jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released on April 29, 2016. The album includes performances by a number of musicians associated with the band and called "the Fam". The band's first studio album ...
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Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy is an American instrumental band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won four Grammy Awards. Although the band has worked with vocalis ...
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Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
* ''When You Wish Upon a Star'' –
Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
* ''Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY'' – Steve Gadd Band * ''Unspoken'' – Chuck Loeb


Rock

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Best Rock Performance The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...
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Blackstar ''Blackstar'' is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being '' The Freedom Force'', a segment of '' ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
* "Joe" (Live from
Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American live music television program recorded and produced by Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", and is the only television show to ...
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Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes were an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009. The band consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The band began its career touring ...
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
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Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
* " The Sound of Silence" (Live on Conan) –
Disturbed Disturbed may refer to: Books * ''Disturbed'', a 2011 novel by Kevin O'Brien (author) Film and TV * ''Disturbed'' (film), a 1990 film starring Malcolm McDowell * "Disturbed" (''Numb3rs''), a 2009 episode of ''Numb3rs'' * "The Disturbed", a 2 ...
* " Heathens" –
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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Best Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre. The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony, where ...
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Dystopia A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...
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Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...
* "Shock Me" –
Baroness Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
* "Silvera" – Gojira * " Rotting in Vain" – Korn * "The Price Is Wrong" –
Periphery Periphery or peripheral may refer to: Music *Periphery (band), American progressive metal band * ''Periphery'' (album), released in 2010 by Periphery * "Periphery", a song from Fiona Apple's album '' The Idler Wheel...'' Gaming and entertainm ...
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Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...
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Blackstar ''Blackstar'' is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being '' The Freedom Force'', a segment of '' ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
, songwriter (David Bowie) * " Burn the Witch" **
Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...
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Hardwired Hardwire or hardwired may refer to: * Electrical wiring *Hardwired control unit, a part of a computer's central processing unit *In computer programming, a kludge to temporarily or quickly fix a problem *Wired communication In arts and entertainm ...
" ** James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (
Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
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Tyler Joseph Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988) is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for ...
, songwriter (
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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My Name Is Human "My Name Is Human" is a song by American rock band Highly Suspect. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album ''The Boy Who Died Wolf'' in 2016. The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and stayed t ...
" ** Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (
Highly Suspect Highly Suspect is an American rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band consists of twin brothers Rich (bass, backing vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums, backing vocals), Johnny Stevens (guitar, lead vocals), and Matt Kofos (guitar, synthesi ...
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Best Rock Album The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in sev ...
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Tell Me I'm Pretty ''Tell Me I'm Pretty'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. It was released on December 18, 2015, and was announced online on October 5, 2015. The album was recorded in the spring of 2015 at Easy Eye Sound in Nas ...
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Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They moved to England, U.K. and settled in London in 2008, shortly before their self-titled first album was released. The band currently consists of Matt S ...
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
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Blink-182 Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their sound has ...
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Magma Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural sa ...
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Death of a Bachelor ''Death of a Bachelor'' is the fifth studio album by Panic! at the Disco, and their first as a solo project, released January 15, 2016 on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It is the follow-up to the band's fourth studio album, ''Too Weird to Live, Too R ...
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Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...
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Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...


Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. H ...
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Blackstar ''Blackstar'' is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being '' The Freedom Force'', a segment of '' ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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22, A Million ''22, A Million'' is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. Recorded in lead member Justin Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album marks a major shift in the band's soun ...
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Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...
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The Hope Six Demolition Project ''The Hope Six Demolition Project'' is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 15 April 2016 on Island Records. The album is Harvey's first since her acclaimed Mercury Prize-winning album ''Let Eng ...
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Post Pop Depression ''Post Pop Depression'' is the seventeenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released by Caroline International / Loma Vista Recordings on March 18, 2016. Produced by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, the album was recorded in s ...
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Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
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A Moon Shaped Pool ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, and physically on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich. ...
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Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...


R&B

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Best R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...
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Cranes in the Sky "Cranes in the Sky" is a song by American singer and songwriter Solange. Released on October 5, 2016 by Saint Records and Columbia Records, it is the first single from Solange's third album, ''A Seat at the Table''. The song was written by Solang ...
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Solange Solange (died 10 May, c. 880) was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which C ...
* "Turnin' Me Up" – BJ the Chicago Kid * "Permission" – Ro James * "I Do" –
Musiq Soulchild Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, gospel influ ...
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Needed Me "Needed Me" is a song by Barbadian singer and songwriter Rihanna from her eighth studio album, ''Anti'' (2016). It was written by Rihanna, Brittany Hazard, Charles Hinshaw and Derrus Rachel together with its producer DJ Mustard and its co-prod ...
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
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Best Traditional R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. ...
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Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
* "The Three of Me" – William Bell * "Woman's World" – BJ the Chicago Kid * "
Sleeping with the One I Love "Sleeping with the One I Love" is a song recorded by American recording artist Fantasia for her fifth studio album, '' The Definition Of...'' (2016). Written and produced by R. Kelly, it was released on May 26, 2016 as the album's second single. ...
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Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...
* "Can't Wait" – Jill Scott ;
Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...
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Lake by the Ocean "Lake by the Ocean" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Maxwell, for his fifth studio album, ''blackSUMMERS'night'' (2016). Written and produced by MUSZE (Maxwell) and Hod David, the single was released April 7, 2016 by Columbia Records ...
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Come and See Me "Come and See Me" is a song by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor featuring fellow Canadian singer and rapper Drake, released as the lead single from the former's second studio album, ''PartyNextDoor 3'' on March 23, 2016. The song was produced by freq ...
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Aubrey Graham Aubrey Drake Graham ( ; born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. He gained recognition by ...
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Noah Shebib Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...
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Exchange Exchange may refer to: Physics *Gas exchange is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Places United States * Exchange, Indiana, an unincorporated community * ...
" ** Michael Hernandez &
Bryson Tiller Bryson Djuan Tiller (born January 2, 1993) is an American singer and rapper. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began his career in 2011 with a mixtape entitled ''Killer Instinct Vol. 1''. Tiller initially gained mainstream success in 2015 follo ...
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Kiss It Better "Kiss It Better" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, ''Anti'' (2016). It was written and produced by Jeff Bhasker and Glass John, with additional writing by Teddy Sinclair and Rihanna. The song was serviced to rad ...
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Jeff Bhasker Jeff Bhasker (born March 4, 1974) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and nominated in 2013. An accomplished producer, he ...
, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass &
Teddy Sinclair Natalia Noemi "Teddy" Sinclair ( née Cappuccini; born 15 August 1986), is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She has recorded music under various aliases, most famously as Natalia Kills and Verbalicious. She is currently the lead vocal ...
, songwriters (Rihanna) * " Luv" ** Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin &
Daystar Peterson Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and convicted felon. He received initial recognition from the mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', rel ...
, songwriters (Tory Lanez) ; Best Urban Contemporary Album * ''
Lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage. There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using ...
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
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Ology An ology or -logy, is a scientific discipline. Ology or Ologies may also refer to: *"OLogy", A science website for kids from American Museum of Natural History * Ology (book series), book series * ''Ology'' (album), 2016 album by Gallant *"O ...
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We Are King We Are King (also stylized as We Are KING), is an American R&B duo based in Los Angeles, California, consisting of twin sisters Amber and Paris Strother. Originally named King, the group also included their close friend Anita Bias. The Strother s ...
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KING King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
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Anti Anti may refer to: *Anti-, a prefix meaning "against" *Änti, or Antaeus, a half-giant in Greek and Berber mythology *A false reading of ''Nemty'', the name of the ferryman who carried Isis to Set's island in Egyptian mythology * Áńt’į, or ...
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
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Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...
* '' Lalah Hathaway Live'' –
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
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Velvet Portraits ''Velvet Portraits'' is an album by producer and musician Terrace Martin, released on April 1, 2016. In December of that year, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. The album was developed during the production of Kendri ...
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Terrace Martin Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dog ...
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Mint Condition Mint condition is an expression used to denote the quality of a pre-owned good as displaying virtually no imperfections and being in pristine condition relative to its original production state. Originally, the phrase related to the way collect ...
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Smoove Jones ''Smoove Jones'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Mýa. It was released exclusively through Apple Music and iTunes on February 14, 2016 by Planet 9, Harrison's label, while physical copies were made available for purchase throug ...
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Mýa Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...


Rap

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Best Rap Performance The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance is an honor presented to recording artists for quality rap performances. It was first presented at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989 and again at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1990, after which p ...
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No Problem ''No problem'' is an English expression, used as a response to '' thanks'' (among other functions). It is regarded by some as a less formal alternative to ''you're welcome'', which shares the same function. Informality Some people find the expre ...
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Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
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Panda The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes use ...
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Desiigner Sidney Royel Selby III (born May 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper and singer. In December 2015, his debut single "Panda" reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2019, he was released fr ...
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Pop Style "Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, collectively known as The Throne. The song was released alongside "One Dance", as singles promoting Drake's fourth studio album '' Views'', initially ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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Remy Ma Reminisce Mackie ( Smith; born May 30, 1980), known professionally as Remy Ma, is an American rapper. Discovered by Big Pun, she came to prominence for her work as a member of Fat Joe's group, Terror Squad. In 2006, she released her debut stud ...
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THat Part "That Part" (stylized as "THat Part") is a hip hop song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West. It was released on May 13, 2016 by Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records, as the lead single from Schoolboy Q's ...
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ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
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Best Rap/Sung Performance The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and original ...
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Hotline Bling "Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Views'' (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 3 ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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Freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...
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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
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Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
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Broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cla ...
" – DRAM (rapper), DRAM featuring Lil Yachty * "Ultralight Beam" –
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price,
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
& The-Dream * "Famous (Kanye West song), Famous" –
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
featuring
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
and Swizz Beatz ;Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Song * "
Hotline Bling "Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Views'' (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 3 ...
" **
Aubrey Graham Aubrey Drake Graham ( ; born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. He gained recognition by ...
& Nineteen85, Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake) * " All the Way Up" ** Fat Joe, Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, French Montana, Karim Kharbouch, Cool & Dre, Andre Christopher Lyon, Remy Ma, Reminisce Mackie & Cool & Dre, Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared) * "Famous (Kanye West song), Famous" ** Chance the Rapper, Chancellor Bennett, Hudson Mohawke, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson (record producer), Andrew Dawson, Swizz Beatz, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Havoc (musician), Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, Cyhi the Prynce, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
) * "
No Problem ''No problem'' is an English expression, used as a response to '' thanks'' (among other functions). It is regarded by some as a less formal alternative to ''you're welcome'', which shares the same function. Informality Some people find the expre ...
" ** Chance the Rapper, Chancellor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale, 2 Chainz, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O'bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) * "Ultralight Beam" ** Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean,
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
, Noah Goldstein, Samo Sound Boy, Samuel Griesemer, The-Dream, Terius Nash, Samo Sound Boy#DJ Dodger Stadium, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico Segal, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Fonzworth Bentley, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) ;
Best Rap Album The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories ...
* ''Coloring Book (mixtape), Coloring Book'' – Chance the Rapper * ''and the Anonymous Nobody...'' – De La Soul * ''Major Key (album), Major Key'' – DJ Khaled * ''Views (Drake album), Views'' –
Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* ''Blank Face LP'' –
ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
* ''The Life of Pablo'' –
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...


Country

;
Best Country Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is design ...
* "My Church" – Maren Morris * "Love Can Go to Hell" – Brandy Clark * "Vice (Miranda Lambert song), Vice" – Miranda Lambert * "Church Bells (song), Church Bells" –
Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...
* "Blue Ain't Your Color" –
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
;Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance * "Jolene (song)#Pentatonix, Jolene" – Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton * "Different for Girls (song), Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King * "21 Summer" – Brothers Osborne * "Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney & Pink (singer), Pink * "Think of You (Chris Young and Cassadee Pope song), Think of You" – Chris Young (musician), Chris Young with Cassadee Pope ;Grammy Award for Best Country Song, Best Country Song * "Humble and Kind" ** Lori McKenna, songwriter (
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
) * "Blue Ain't Your Color" ** Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
) * "Die a Happy Man" ** Sean Douglas (songwriter), Sean Douglas,
Thomas Rhett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
& Joe London, Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett) * "My Church (song), My Church" ** busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris) * "Vice (Miranda Lambert song), Vice" ** Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) ;Grammy Award for Best Country Album, Best Country Album * '' A Sailor's Guide to Earth'' –
Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, '' High Top Mountain'' and '' Metamodern Sounds in Cou ...
* ''Big Day in a Small Town'' – Brandy Clark * ''Full Circle (Loretta Lynn album), Full Circle'' – Loretta Lynn * ''Hero (Maren Morris album), Hero'' – Maren Morris * ''Ripcord (album), Ripcord'' –
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...


New Age

;Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, Best New Age Album * ''White Sun II'' – White Sun * ''Orogen (album), Orogen'' – John Burke (American pianist), John Burke * ''Dark Sky Island'' – Enya * ''Inner Passion'' – Peter Kater & Tina Guo * ''Rosetta (Vangelis album), Rosetta'' – Vangelis


Jazz

;Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo, Best Improvised Jazz Solo * "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – John Scofield, soloist * "Countdown" – Joey Alexander, soloist * "In Movement" –
Ravi Coltrane Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi. Biography Ravi Coltrane is the son of sa ...
, soloist * "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloist * "I Concentrate on You" – Brad Mehldau, soloist ;Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Jazz Vocal Album * ''Take Me to the Alley'' – Gregory Porter * ''Sound of Red'' –
René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career She began her professional music career at age 42. Originally she performed as René Croan; she ...
* ''Upward Spiral (album), Upward Spiral'' – Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling * ''Harlem on My Mind'' – Catherine Russell (singer), Catherine Russell * ''The Sting Variations'' – The Tierney Sutton Band ;Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Jazz Instrumental Album * ''Country for Old Men'' – John Scofield * ''Book of Intuition'' – Kenny Barron Trio * ''Dr. Um'' – Peter Erskine * ''Sunday Night at the Vanguard'' – The Fred Hersch Trio * ''Nearness (album), Nearness'' – Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau ;Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album * ''Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom'' – Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash Big Band * ''Real Enemies'' – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society * ''Presents Monk'estra, Volume 1, MONK'estra, Vol. 1'' – John Beasley (musician), John Beasley * ''Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles'' – John Daversa * ''All L.A. Band'' – Bob Mintzer ;Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album, Best Latin Jazz Album * ''Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac'' – Chucho Valdés * ''Entre Colegas'' – Andy González (musician), Andy González * ''Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw'' – Brian Lynch (musician), Brian Lynch & various artists * ''Canto América'' – Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta * ''30'' – Trio da Paz, Trio Da Paz


Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

;Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song, Best Gospel Performance/Song * "God Provides" – Tamela Mann **
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
, songwriter * "It's Alright, It's OK" – Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton (musician), Anthony Hamilton ** Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters * "You're Bigger [Live]" – Jekalyn Carr ** Allundria Carr, songwriter * "Made a Way [Live]" – Travis Greene ** Travis Greene, songwriter * "Better" – Hezekiah Walker ** Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters ;Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song * "Thy Will" – Hillary Scott (singer)#Hillary Scott & the Scott Family, Hillary Scott & The Scott Family ** Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters * "Trust in You" –
Lauren Daigle Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
** Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters * "Priceless" – For King & Country (band), For King & Country ** Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters * "King of the World (Natalie Grant song), King of the World" – Natalie Grant ** Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters * "Chain Breaker" – Zach Williams (musician), Zach Williams ** Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters ;Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album, Best Gospel Album * ''Losing My Religion (album), Losing My Religion'' –
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
* ''Listen (Tim Bowman Jr. album), Listen'' – Tim Bowman, Jr. * ''Fill This House'' – Shirley Caesar * ''A Worshipper's Heart [Live]'' – Todd Dulaney * ''Demonstrate [Live]'' – William Murphy (musician), William Murphy ;Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album * ''Love Remains (Hillary Scott album), Love Remains'' – Hillary Scott (singer)#Hillary Scott & the Scott Family, Hillary Scott & The Scott Family * ''Poets & Saints'' – All Sons & Daughters * ''American Prodigal'' – Crowder (musician), Crowder * ''Be One'' – Natalie Grant * ''Youth Revival, Youth Revival [Live]'' – Hillsong Young & Free ;Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album, Best Roots Gospel Album * ''Hymns That Are Important to Us'' – Joey + Rory * ''Better Together (album), Better Together'' – Gaither Vocal Band * ''Nature's Symphony in 432'' – The Isaacs * ''Hymns and Songs of Inspiration'' – Gordon Mote * ''God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson'' – (Various Artists); Jeffrey Gaskill, producer


Latin

;Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, Best Latin Pop Album * ''Un Besito Más'' – Jesse & Joy * ''Ilusión'' – Gaby Moreno * ''Simili (album), Similares'' – Laura Pausini * ''Seguir Latiendo'' – Sanalejo * ''Buena Vida (album), Buena Vida'' – Diego Torres (singer), Diego Torres ;Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album * ''iLevitable'' – ILE (singer), ile * ''L.H.O.N., L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad o Nosotros)'' – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas * ''Buenaventura'' – La Santa Cecilia * ''Los Rakas'' – Los Rakas * ''Amor Supremo'' –
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
;Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album, Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) * ''Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)'' – Vicente Fernández * ''Raíces'' – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga * ''Hecho a Mano'' – Joss Favela * ''Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006'' – La Maquinaria Norteña * ''Tributo a Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro'' – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea ;Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Best Tropical Latin Album * ''Donde Están?'' – Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo * ''Conexión (Fonseca album), Conexión'' – Fonseca (singer), Fonseca * ''La Fantasia Homenaje a Juan Formell'' – Formell y Los Van Van * ''35 Aniversario (album), 35 Aniversario'' – Grupo Niche * ''La Sonora Santanera en Su 60 Aniversario'' – Sonora Santanera


American Roots

;Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Performance * "House of Mercy" –
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
* "Ain't No Man" – The Avett Brothers * "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" – The Blind Boys of Alabama * "Factory Girl" – Rhiannon Giddens * "Wreck You" – Lori McKenna ;Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song, Best American Roots Song * "Kid Sister" ** Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers) * "Alabama at Night" ** Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks) * "City Lights" **
Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
, songwriter (Jack White/The White Stripes) * "Gulfstream" ** Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars) * "Wreck You" ** Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna) ;Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, Best Americana Album * ''This Is Where I Live'' – William Bell * ''True Sadness'' – The Avett Brothers * ''The Cedar Creek Sessions'' – Kris Kristofferson * ''The Bird and the Rifle'' – Lori McKenna * ''Kid Sister'' – The Time Jumpers ;Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, Best Bluegrass Album * ''Coming Home'' – O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor * ''Original Traditional'' – Blue Highway * ''Burden Bearer'' – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver * ''The Hazel and Alice Sessions'' – Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands * ''North by South'' – Claire Lynch ;Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Best Traditional Blues Album * ''Porcupine Meat'' – Bobby Rush (musician), Bobby Rush * ''Can't Shake the Feeling'' – Lurrie Bell * ''Live at the Greek Theatre (Joe Bonamassa album), Live at the Greek Theatre'' – Joe Bonamassa * ''Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)'' – Luther Dickinson * ''The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers'' – Vasti Jackson ;Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Best Contemporary Blues Album * ''The Last Days of Oakland'' – Fantastic Negrito * ''Love Wins Again'' – Janiva Magness * ''Bloodline (Kenny Neal album), Bloodline'' – Kenny Neal * ''Give It Back to You'' – The Record Company * ''Everybody Wants a Piece'' – Joe Louis Walker ;Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, Best Folk Album * ''Undercurrent (Sarah Jarosz album), Undercurrent'' –
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
* ''Silver Skies Blue'' –
Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...
& Ari Hest * ''Upland Stories'' – Robbie Fulks * ''Factory Girl (Rhiannon Giddens album), Factory Girl'' – Rhiannon Giddens * ''Weighted Mind'' – Sierra Hull ;Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album, Best Regional Music Album * ''E Walea'' – Kalani Pe'a * ''Broken Promised Land'' – Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard * ''It's a Cree Thing'' –
Northern Cree Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group, based in Maskwacis, Bouchard, David (2006). ''Nokum Is My Teacher'', Postface. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. Music by Northern Cree. Red ...
* ''Gulfstream'' – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars * ''I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country'' – (Various Artists); Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers


Reggae

;Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Best Reggae Album * ''Ziggy Marley (album), Ziggy Marley'' –
Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...
* ''Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her'' – Devin Di Dakta & J.L * ''Rose Petals'' – J-Boog, J Boog * ''Everlasting'' – Raging Fyah * ''Falling Into Place (Rebelution album), Falling Into Place'' – Rebelution (band), Rebelution * ''SOJA: Live in Virginia'' – SOJA


World Music

;Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Best World Music Album * ''Sing Me Home'' – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble * ''Celtic Woman: Destiny, Destiny'' – Celtic Woman * ''Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers'' – Ladysmith Black Mambazo * ''Land of Gold'' – Anoushka Shankar * ''Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live'' – Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil


Children's

;Grammy Award for Best Children's Album, Best Children's Album * ''Infinity Plus One'' – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo * ''Explorer of the World'' – Frances England * ''Novelties'' – Recess Monkey * ''Press Play'' – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could * ''Saddle Up'' – The Okee Dokee Brothers


Spoken Word

;Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) * ''In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox'' – Carol Burnett * ''The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'' – Amy Schumer * ''M Train (album), M Train'' – Patti Smith * ''Under the Big Black Sun (book), Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk'' – Various Artists * ''Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink'' – Elvis Costello


Comedy

;Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Best Comedy Album * ''Talking for Clapping'' – Patton Oswalt * ''...America...Great...'' – David Cross * ''American Myth'' –
Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...
* ''Boyish Girl Interrupted'' – Tig Notaro * ''Live at the Apollo'' – Amy Schumer


Musical Theatre

; Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Best Musical Theater Album * ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' – Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders (producer), Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers; (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast) *''Bright Star (musical), Bright Star'' – Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) *''Fiddler on the Roof'' – Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers; (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast) *''Kinky Boots (musical), Kinky Boots'' – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast) *''Waitress (musical), Waitress'' – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist;
Neal Avron Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Ev ...
, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)


Music for Visual Media

;Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''Miles Ahead (soundtrack), Miles Ahead'' – (Miles Davis & Various Artists) ** Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers * ''Amy (soundtrack), Amy'' – (Various Artists) ** Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers * ''Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture, Straight Outta Compton'' – (Various Artists) ** Ice Cube, O'Shea Jackson & Dr. Dre, Andre Young, compilation producers * ''Suicide Squad (soundtrack), Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)'' – (Various Artists) ** Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers * ''Vinyl (TV series)#Music, Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1'' – (Various Artists) ** Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers ;Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack), Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' – John Williams, composer * ''Bridge of Spies (film)#Soundtrack, Bridge of Spies'' – Thomas Newman, composer * ''The Hateful Eight (soundtrack), The Hateful Eight'' – Ennio Morricone, composer * ''The Revenant (soundtrack), The Revenant'' – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers * ''Stranger Things (soundtrack)#Volume 1, Stranger Things, Vol. 1'' – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers * ''Stranger Things (soundtrack)#Volume 2, Stranger Things, Vol. 2'' – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers ; Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media *"Can't Stop the Feeling!" –
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar) *" Heathens" –
Tyler Joseph Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988) is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for ...
, songwriter (performed by
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
) *"Just Like Fire" – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Pink (singer), Pink & Shellback, songwriters (performed by Pink) *"Purple Lamborghini" – Shamann Cooke, Skrillex, Sonny Moore & Rick Ross, William Roberts, songwriters (performed by Skrillex & Rick Ross) *"Try Everything" – Stargate (production team), Mikkel S. Eriksen,
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
& Stargate (production team), Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (performed by Shakira) *"Snowden (film)#Music, The Veil" – Peter Gabriel, songwriter (performed by Peter Gabriel)


Composing

;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Composition * "Spoken at Midnight" ** Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band) * "Bridge of Spies (film)#Soundtrack, Bridge of Spies (End Title)" ** Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman) * "The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Big Band)" ** Tim Davies (musician), Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band) * "Flow" ** Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet) * "The Hateful Eight (soundtrack)#Track listing, L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock – Verisione Integrale" ** Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)


Arranging

;Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella * "You and I (We Can Conquer the World), You and I" ** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) * "Ask Me Now" ** John Beasley (musician), John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley) * "Good 'Swing' Wenceslas" ** Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra) * "Linus & Lucy" ** Christian Jacob (musician), Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet) * "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" ** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa) * "We Three Kings" ** Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis) ;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals * "Meet the Flintstones, Flintstones" ** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) * "Do You Hear What I Hear?" ** Gordon Goodwin, arranger2 (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6) * "Do You Want to Know a Secret ** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead) * "The Music" ** Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth) * "Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)" ** Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)


Packaging

;Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Best Recording Package * ''
Blackstar ''Blackstar'' is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being '' The Freedom Force'', a segment of '' ...
'' ** Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
) * ''Anti (Rihanna album), Anti (Deluxe Edition)'' ** Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna) * ''Human Performance'' ** Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts) * ''Sunset Motel'' ** Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly (band), Reckless Kelly) * ''
22, A Million ''22, A Million'' is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. Recorded in lead member Justin Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album marks a major shift in the band's soun ...
'' ** Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (
Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...
) ;Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package * ''Édith Piaf 1915–2015'' ** Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Édith Piaf) * ''401 Days'' ** j.viewz, Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views) * ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It'' ** Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975) * ''Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)'' ** Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio) * ''Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)#2015 remaster, Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)'' ** Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)


Notes

Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Best Album Notes * ''Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along'' ** Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle) * ''The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection'' ** Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson) * ''The Knoxville Sessions, 1929–1930: Knox County Stomp'' ** Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists) * ''Ork Records: New York, New York'' ** Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists) * ''Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890–1990'' ** Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)


Historical

;Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Best Historical Album * ''The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966, The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12'' (Collector's Edition) ** Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) * ''Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959'' ** April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists) * ''Ork Records: New York, New York'' ** Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) * ''Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983'' ** Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ (music producer), Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz) * ''Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890–1990'' ** Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)


Engineered Album

;Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical * ''
Blackstar ''Blackstar'' is an American animated science fantasy television series, produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being '' The Freedom Force'', a segment of '' ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie) * ''Are You Serious (Andrew Bird album), Are You Serious'' ** Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird) * ''Dig In Deep'' ** Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt) * ''Hit n Run Phase Two, Hit N Run Phase Two'' ** Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince (singer), Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince) * ''Undercurrent (Sarah Jarosz album), Undercurrent'' ** Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
) Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, Best Engineered Album, Classical * ''The Ghosts of Versailles'' ** Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra) * ''Henri Dutilleux, Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement'' ** Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) * ''Reflections'' ** Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene) * ''Shadow of Sirius'' ** Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown * ''Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich), 5, Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich), 8 & Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich), 9'' ** Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)


Producer

;Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical *
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
** " Cheap Thrills" (
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
) ** ''Love You to Death (Tegan and Sara album), Love You to Death'' (Tegan and Sara) ** "Million Years Ago (song), Million Years Ago" (Adele) ** "Something in the Way You Move" (Ellie Goulding) ** "Water Under the Bridge (song), Water Under the Bridge" (Adele) *
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
** "Cold Water (song), Cold Water" (Major Lazer featuring
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
& MØ) ** "Friends (Francis and the Lights song), Friends" (Francis and the Lights featuring
Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...
) ** "Kill Em with Kindness (song), Kill Em with Kindness" (Selena Gomez) ** "
Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
) ** " Luv" (Tory Lanez) ** "Wild Love (Cashmere Cat song), Wild Love" (Cashmere Cat featuring
The Weeknd Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), ...
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** "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Justin Timberlake) ** "
Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
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Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...
) ** "Into You (Ariana Grande song), Into You" (Ariana Grande) ** "Just Like Fire" (Pink (singer), Pink) ** "Rise (Katy Perry song), Rise" (
Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...
) ** "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
) ** "Side to Side" (Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj) *
Nineteen85 Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. He is best known for p ...
** "For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring
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) ** "
Hotline Bling "Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Views'' (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 3 ...
" (Drake) ** "Not Nice" (
PartyNextDoor Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record labe ...
) ** "One Dance" (
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featuring
Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential Afri ...
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Kyla Kyla may refer to: *Kyla (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Kyla (Filipino singer) (born 1981), Filipino R&B singer **Kyla (British singer) Kyla Reid ( Smith; born 22 September 1983) is a British house music singer in the ...
) ** "Rising Water" (James Vincent McMorrow) ** ''Sept. 5th'' (
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) ** "Too Good" (Drake featuring
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
) ** ''We Move'' (James Vincent McMorrow) * Ricky Reed ** "Better (Meghan Trainor song), Better" (Meghan Trainor featuring Yo Gotti) ** "Cruel World" (Phantogram (band), Phantogram) ** "Girls Talk Boys" (5 Seconds of Summer) ** "HandClap" (Fitz and the Tantrums) ** "Me Too (Meghan Trainor song), Me Too" (Meghan Trainor) ** "No (Meghan Trainor song), No" (Meghan Trainor) ** "Sober" (DJ Snake featuring JRY) ** "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" (Phantogram) Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, Producer of the Year, Classical * David Frost (producer), David Frost **Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach: Cello Suites (Bach), The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena Bach, Anna Magdalena (Matt Haimovitz) ** Mason Bates, Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) ** Beethoven: Piano sonatas (Beethoven), Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Jonathan Biss) ** Brahms & Dvořák: Serenades (Boston Symphony Chamber Players) ** Jerzy Fitelberg, Fitelberg: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) ** Ispirare (Melia Watras) ** Overtures to Bach (Matt Haimovitz) ** Arnold Schoenberg, Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Ildar Abdrazakov, Alberto Mizrahi, Riccardo Muti, Duain Wolfe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chorus) ** Shadow of Sirius (Jerry F. Junkin and The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble) * Blanton Alspaugh ** The Aeolian-Skinner, Aeolian Organ at Duke Chapel, Duke University Chapel (Christopher Jacobson) ** Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus (René Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale & Pacific Symphony) ** Brahms: The Four Symphonies (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) ** Aaron Copland, Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) ** John Corigliano, Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, Los Angeles Opera Chorus & Orchestra) ** Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) ** Dvořák: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances (Andrés Orozoco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) ** Floyd: Wuthering Heights (Joseph Mechavich, Heather Buck, Vale Rideout, Susanne Mentzer, Kelly Markgraf, Georgia Jarman, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Florentine Opera Company) * Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin ** Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (Joseph Banowetz) ** Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) * Judith Sherman ** American First Sonatas (Cecile Licad) ** Berlin: This Is The Life! (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) ** Centennial Commissions, Vol. II (Charles Neidich & Pro Arte Quartet) ** Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets (Reiko Uchida & Formosa Quartet) ** Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute & Piano (Stephanie Jutt) ** Similar Motion (Momenta Quartet) ** Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra (Jennifer Koh, Alexander Vedernikov & Odense Symphony Orchestra) ** Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet (Miami String Quartet) * Robina G. Young ** Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) ** Lutosławski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet (Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) ** Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 (Kristian Bezuidenhout) ** Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 (Vadym Kholodenko, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) ** A Wondrous Mystery – Renaissance Choral Music for Christmas (Stile Antico (early music vocal ensemble), Stile Antico)


Remixer

;Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical * "Tearing Me Up" (RAC Remix) ** RAC (DJ), André Allen Anjos, remixer (
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) * '"Cali Coast" (Psionics Remix) ** Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific) * "Heavy Star Movin'" (staRo Remix) ** staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus) * "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix) ** Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Wings (band), Paul McCartney & Wings) * "Only" (Kaskade × Lipless Remix) ** Kaskade & Lipless, remixer (Ry X) * "Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix) ** Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)


Surround Sound

Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Best Surround Sound Album * ''Henri Dutilleux, Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement'' ** Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) * ''Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard'' ** Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) * ''Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...'' ** Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja Ratkje, Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta) * ''Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory'' ** Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus (band), Primus) * ''Reflections'' ** Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheim Soloists, Trondheimsolistene)


Classical

Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance, Best Orchestral Performance * ''Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich), 5, Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich), 8 & Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich), 9'' ** Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) * ''Mason Bates, Bates: Works for Orchestra'' ** Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) * ''Ibert: Orchestral Works'' ** Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) * ''Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-flat major, Op. 100'' ** Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) * ''Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms'' ** Alan Gilbert (conductor), Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic) ;Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Best Opera Recording * ''John Corigliano, Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles'' ** James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu, soloists; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus) * ''George Frideric Handel, Handel: Giulio Cesare'' ** Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter, soloists; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico) * ''Jennifer Higdon, Higdon: Cold Mountain (opera), Cold Mountain'' ** Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris, soloists; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers) * ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Le Nozze De Figaro'' ** Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva, soloists; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt) * ''Karol Szymanowski, Szymanowski: King Roger, Król Roger'' ** Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu, soloists; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus) ;Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Best Choral Performance * ''Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1'' ** Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen, soloists; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, choir) * ''Himmelrand'' ** Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby, soloists; Inger-Lise Ulsrud, accompanist; Uranienborg Vokalensemble, choir) * ''Leoš Janáček, Janáček: Glagolitic Mass'' ** Edward Gardner (conductor), Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton, soloists; Thomas Trotter (musician), Thomas Trotter, accompanist; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor, choirs) * ''Lloyd: Bonhoeffer'' ** Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa, soloists; The Crossing (choral ensemble), The Crossing, ensemble) * ''Steinberg: Passion Week'' ** Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir) ;Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance * ''
Third Coast Percussion Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award-winning American percussion ensemble, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The group, composed of Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore, specializes in new music/contemporar ...
'' ** ''Steve Reich'' * ''Jerzy Fitelberg, Fitelberg: Chamber Works'' ** The Royal Conservatory of Music#ARC Ensemble, ARC Ensemble * ''Reflections'' ** Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheim Soloists, Trondheimsolistene * ''Serious Business'' ** Spektral Quartet * ''Trios from Our Homelands'' ** Lincoln Trio Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Instrumental Solo * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway'' ** Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony) * ''Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2'' ** Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony) * ''Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy'' ** Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) * ''Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9'' ** Kristian Bezuidenhout * ''1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2'' ** Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra) Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Best Classical Solo Vocal Album * ''Robert Schumann, Schumann & Alban Berg, Berg'' ** Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist * ''Shakespeare Songs'' ** Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker) * ''Monteverdi'' ** Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel) * ''Mozart: The Weber Sisters'' ** Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion) * ''Verismo'' ** Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia) Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium, Best Classical Compendium * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon a Castle'' ** Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer * ''Carlo Gesualdo, Gesualdo'' ** Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer * ''Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vaughan Williams: Discoveries'' ** Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Ann McKay, producer * ''Gernot Wolfgang, Wolfgang: Passing Through'' ** Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers * ''Zappa: 200 Motels'' ** The Suites – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Contemporary Classical Composition * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway'' ** Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) * ''Mason Bates, Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology'' ** Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) * ''Higdon: Cold Mountain (opera), Cold Mountain'' ** Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist * ''Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto'' ** Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia) * ''Winger: Conversations with Nijinsky'' ** Kip Winger, C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)


Music Video/Film

;Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Best Music Video * "Formation (Beyoncé song), Formation" –
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
** Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, video producers * "River" – Leon Bridges ** Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers * "Up & Up" – Coldplay ** Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers * "Gosh" – Jamie XX ** Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers * "Upside Down & Inside Out" – OK Go ** Damian Kulash, Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers ;Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Best Music Film * ''The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years'' – (The Beatles) ** Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers * ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' – Steve Aoki ** Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers * ''
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** Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Todd Tourso, Dora Melissa Vargas, Erinn Williams & Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer * ''Silkroad (arts organization)#, The Music of Strangers'' – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble ** Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer * ''American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry'' – (Various Artists) ** George J. Flanigen IV, video director; Steve Buchanan, John Burke & Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher & George J. Flanigen IV, video producers


Special Merit Awards


MusiCares Person of the Year

* Tom Petty


Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

* Shirley Caesar * Ahmad Jamal * Charley Pride * Jimmie Rodgers (country singer), Jimmie Rodgers * Nina Simone * Sly Stone * The Velvet Underground


Grammy Trustees Award, Trustees Award

* Thom Bell * Mo Ostin * Ralph S. Peer


Technical Grammy Award

* Alan Dower Blumlein


Music Educator Award

* Keith Hancock (of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, California, Las Flores, California)


Grammy Hall of Fame inductions


In Memoriam

The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment: *Prince (musician), Prince *
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...
*Keith Emerson *Greg Lake *John Wetton *Sharon Jones *Wayne Jackson (musician), Wayne Jackson *Rod Temperton *James Jamerson, Jr. *Ralph Stanley *Merle Haggard *Sonny James *Scotty Moore *Joey Feek *Bobby Vee *Lonnie Mack *Butch Trucks *Juan Gabriel *Emilio Navaira *Mose Allison *Toots Thielemans *Gato Barbieri *Nat Hentoff *Rudy Van Gelder *George Michael *Debbie Reynolds *Guy Clark *John D. Loudermilk *Milt Okun *Joe Ligon *Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanley "Buckwater" Dural, Jr. *Billy Paul *Marvell Thomas *Bernie Worrell *Chips Moman *Pete Fountain *Frank Sinatra Jr. *Patrice Munsel *Zhou Xiaoyan *Sir Neville Marriner *Phife Dawg *Lee O'Denat *Muhammad Ali *Leon Russell *Howard Kaufman *Bill Ham *Phil Chess *Bob Krasnow *Tony Martell *Mary Stewart *James M. Nederlander *Chris Stone (entrepreneur), Chris Stone *Remo Belli *Sir George Martin


Multiple nominations and awards

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Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...
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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
''Seven:'' * Chance the Rapper ''Six:'' *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
''Five:'' *
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
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Tyler Joseph Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988) is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
* Mike Dean *
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
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Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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*Lori McKenna * Maren Morris ''Three:'' * BJ the Chicago Kid *
The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...
*John Daversa *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
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Lukas Forchhammer Lukas Forchhammer (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former actor. He is best known as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer starred i ...
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Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
*Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg *
Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
*Mike Will Made It *Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash *
Nineteen85 Anthony Paul Jefferies (born July 1, 1985), known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. He is best known for p ...
*Antonio Pappano * Morten Ristorp *Noah "40" Shebib * Shellback *
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
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Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
''Two:'' *Blanton Alspaugh *The Avett Brothers *
Neal Avron Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Ev ...
*John Beasley (musician), John Beasley * William Bell *
Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
*Julian Burg *John Burke (American pianist), John Burke *Noel "Gadget" Campbell *Shirley Caesar *Brandy Clark *Jacob Collier * Diplo *Kyle Dixon *The-Dream * Fat Joe *Frank Filipetti *
Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
* Stefan Forrest *David Frost (producer), David Frost *Robbie Fulks *Chris Gehringer *Rhiannon Giddens * Gojira *
Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...
*Natalie Grant *Giancarlo Guerrero * Halsey *
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
*Fred Hersch *Hillary Scott (singer), Hillary Scott & the Scott Family *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
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Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
*Miranda Lambert *
Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
*Alexander Lipay *Dmitriy Lipay *Liam Nolan *
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
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Remy Ma Reminisce Mackie ( Smith; born May 30, 1980), known professionally as Remy Ma, is an American rapper. Discovered by Big Pun, she came to prominence for her work as a member of Fat Joe's group, Terror Squad. In 2006, she released her debut stud ...
*Yo-Yo Ma, Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble *
Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
*Richard Martin *Brad Mehldau * French Montana *Ennio Morricone *Thomas Newman * Anderson .Paak *
PartyNextDoor Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record labe ...
*Alex Pasco *Pink (singer), Pink *Pluss *Kelly Price *
Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...
*Roddie Romero *
ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
*Amy Schumer *John Scofield *Rob Sevier *Ken Shipley *
Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, '' High Top Mountain'' and '' Metamodern Sounds in Cou ...
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Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead si ...
*Michael Stein * 2 Chainz *
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
*Stuart White *Robina G. Young The following received multiple awards: ''Six:'' *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
''Five:'' *
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
''Three:'' * Chance the Rapper ''Two:'' *
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
*Julian Burg *Jacob Collier *
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
*Giancarlo Guerrero *
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
*Hillary Scott (singer), Hillary Scott & the Scott Family *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
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Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
allmusic.com
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*Randy Merrill *Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash *John Scofield * Shellback


Changes

In June 2016, the Grammy organization announced a few minor changes to the voting and awarding process. As of 2017, recordings released solely through streaming services will be eligible to enter the award process. These recordings will have to be available through streaming platforms. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalog, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United States for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).


Best New Artist guidelines

Existing Best New Artist rules were amended to remove the album barrier given current trends in how new music and developing artists are released and promoted. Currently many new artists first release singles, tracks, or EPs rather than full albums. To become eligible in the category of Best New Artist, the artist, duo, or group: * Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album, but no more than 30 singles/tracks or three albums. * May not have entered the category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group. * Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period.


Blues categories

The Best Blues Album category will branch into two distinct categories: * Best Traditional Blues Album (Blues recordings with traditional blues song and harmonic structures, including various subgenres such as Delta blues, Piedmont blues, jump/swing blues, Chicago blues, and classic/Southern soul). * Best Contemporary Blues Album (Recordings which may employ non-traditional blues rhythms such as funk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, or which feature contemporary techniques such as synthesizers or Loop (music), loops). It means a return to the situation prior to 2012, the year the categories were merged in a major overhaul.


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category renamed

The Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category (in the Rap field) will be renamed as Best Rap/Sung Performance, to allow solo performances, a result of "the current state and future trajectory of rap by expanding the category beyond collaborations between rappers and vocalists to include recordings by a solo artist who blurs the lines between rapping and singing." Additional amendments were made to the number and type of music creators recognized in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best jazz vocal album, Best Jazz Vocal Album.


References


External links

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