Dec 6, 2016

Album of the Year

Adele - 25
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Drake - Views
Justin Bieber - Purpose
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

Record of the Year

Adele - Hello
Beyonce - Formation
Rihanna - Work
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Lukas Graham - 7 years

Song of the Year

Beyoncé - Formation
Adele - Hello
Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Best New Artist

Anderson .Paak
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
The Chainsmokers
Kelsea Ballerini

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele - Hello
Beyoncé - Hold Up
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece (“Idol” Version)
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

The Chainsmokers - Closer [ft. Halsey]
Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Rihanna - Work [ft. Drake]
Sia - Cheap Thrills [ft. Sean Paul]
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Best Pop Vocal Album

Adele - 25
Justin Bieber - Purpose
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
Demi Lovato - Confident
Sia - This Is Acting

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Andrea Bocelli - Cinema
Bob Dylan - Fallen Angels
Josh Groben - Stages Live
Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

Rap

Best Rap Performance

Chance the Rapper - No Problem [ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne]
Desiigner - Panda
Drake - Pop Style [ft. The Throne]
Fat Joe & Remy Ma - All the Way Up [ft. French Montana and Infrared]
Schoolboy Q - That Part [ft. Kanye West]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Beyoncé - Freedom [ft. Kendrick Lamar]
Drake - Hotline Bling
D.R.A.M. - Broccoli [ft. Lil Yachty]
Kanye West - Ultralight Beam [ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream]
Kanye West - Famous [ft. Rihanna]

Best Rap Song

Fat Joe & Remy Ma - All the Way Up [ft. French Montana and Infrared]
Kanye West - Famous [ft. Rihanna]
Drake - Hotline Bling
Chance the Rapper - No Problem [ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne]
Kanye West - Ultralight Beam [ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream]

Best Rap Album

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody...
DJ Khaled - Major Key
Drake - Views
Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

Rock

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes - Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Beyoncé - Don’t Hurt Yourself [ft. Jack White]
David Bowie - Blackstar
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence (Live on “Conan”)
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

Best Metal Performance

Baroness - Shock Me
Gojira - Silvera
Korn - Rotting in Vain
Megadeth - Dystopia
Periphery - The Price is Wrong

Best Rock Song

David Bowie - Blackstar
Radiohead - Burn the Witch
Metallica - Hardwired
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Highly Suspect - My Name Is Human

Best Rock Album

Blink-182 - California
Cage the Elephant - Tell Me I’m Pretty
Gojira - Magma
Panic! At the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
Weezer - Weezer

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver - 22, A Million
David Bowie - Blackstar
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

R&B

Best R&B Performance

BJ the Chicago Kid - Turnin’ Me Up
Ro James - Permission
Musiq Soulchild - I Do
Rihanna - Needed Me
Solange - Cranes in the Sky

Best Traditional R&B Performance

William Bell - The Three of Me
BJ the Chicago Kid - Woman’s World
Fantasia - Sleeping With the One I Love
Lalah Hathaway - Angel
Jill Scott - Can’t Wait

Best R&B Song

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Come See Me [ft. Drake]
Bryson Tiller - Exchange
Rihanna - Kiss It Better
Maxwell - Lake by the Ocean
Tory Lanez - Luv

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Beyoncé - Lemonade
Gallant - Ology
KING - We Are KING
Anderson .Paak - Malibu
Rihanna - ANTI

Best R&B Album

BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind
Lalah Hathaway - Lalah Hathaway Live
Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits
Mint Condition - Healing Season
Mya - Smoove Jones

Dance

Best Dance Recording

Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up
The Chainsmokers - Don’t Let Me Down [ft. Daya]
Flume - Never Be Like You [ft. Kai]
Riton - Rinse & Repeat [ft. Kah-Lo]
Sofi Tukker - Drinkee

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Flume - Skin
Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Tycho - Epoch
Underworld - Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
Louie Vega - Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

David Cross - ...America...Great...
Margaret Cho - American Myth
Tig Notaro - Boyish Girl Interrupted
Amy Schumer - Live at the Apollo
Patton Oswalt - Talking for Clapping

Remix

Best Remixed Recording

Soul Pacific - Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)
The Silver Lake Chorus - Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)
Ry X - Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)
Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)
The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Various Artists - Amy
Miles Davis & Various Artists - Miles Ahead
Various Artists - Straight Outta Compton
Various Artists - Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition)
Various Artists - Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Thomas Newman - Bridge of Spies
Ennio Morricone - Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant
John Williams - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things Volume 1
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things Volume 2

Packaging

Best Recording Package

Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty - Rihanna - ANTI
Jonathan Barnbrook - David Bowie - Blackstar
Andrew Savage - Parquet Courts - Human Performance
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds - Reckless Kelly - Sunset Motel
Eric Timothy Carlson - Bon Iver - 22, A Million

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Gérard Lo Monaco - Edith Piaf - Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark - J. Views - 401 Days
Matt Taylor - Trey Anastasio - Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave - Paul McCartney - Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)

Producer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

Beyoncé - Formation
Leon Bridges - River
Coldplay - Up & Up
Jamie xx - Gosh
OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out

Best Music Film

Steve Aoki - I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
The Beatles - The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Beyoncé - Lemonade
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble - The Music of Strangers
Various Artists - American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry